raise

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Naija

Etymology

From: English raise

Pronunciation

  • rêz

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Verb

  1. Make person help person get someting wey e no get.
    • Raise small change for me make I fit buy small food.  — (Egbokhare_2021, Find me some money to buy food.)
    • Dis move na to helep di kontri raise more moni.  — (bbc__40950, The effort is meant to help the country raise revenue.)
  2. Make person use someting take carry someting go up.
    • Moses use im two hand raise the rod wey e hold go up.  — (jw__26548, Moses used both hands to lift the rod.)
    • As the man wey bin clear im throat waka go front and raise im cutlass, Okonkwo carry eye comot.  — (katakata__56, When the man who cleared his throat and moved forward raising his cutlass, Okonwo ignored.)
  3. Make person dey take leg press wetin de make motor engine dey sound well.
    • Raise di motor make we see di sound.  — (Egbokhare_2021, Rev the engine of the car so we can ascertain how good the engine is.)


Related forms

Synonyms

fire

Translations

  • English: to support someone, raise, rev