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raising

[ rey-zing ]

noun

Linguistics.
  1. a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.


raising

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. transformational grammar a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause See also subject-raising negative-raising
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • -iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raising1

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As the couple continued raising their four children and focusing on their careers, they decided to create the roles they were looking for themselves.

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And they love his abrasive style as he goes nose-to-nose with the opposition, raising tempers and the stakes.

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Anthony Walker, one of the S&P Global report's authors, told Sky News Australia that neither party seemed "interested" in raising taxes to fund their spending plans.

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Mina shares her dream of raising children outside of the fixed binaries of gender.

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The government said in the 2024 Autumn Budget that it would seek to fund any pay rises above what departments have budgeted for not by raising taxes or more borrowing but by "productivity improvements".

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