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raise
Verb
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If you raise something you make it higher; that is you move it up.
I need to raise the car off the ground to fix it from below.
Raise your hand if you know the answer.
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If you raise children or animals, you care for them until they have grown up (become adults).
I raised the children after their mother died.
I raised my dog from a puppy.
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If you raise food (plants or animals) you grow it on a farm. This is also used for plants that are not food, like cotton or tobacco.
My grandfather raised corn and chickens.
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If you raise a number, you make it bigger.
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If you raise an idea you start talking about it.
Why did you have to raise the issue of abortion?
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If someone raises the dead they make dead people alive again.
Jesus is said to have raised the dead.
raise
Noun
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A raise is an increase in pay at work.
I have worked here long enough I should get a raise.
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In gambling, a raise is an increased bet.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
claim
Verb
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If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.
It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.
He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.
He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.
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If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.
Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.
Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.
The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.
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If something claims a life, it kills people.
The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.
claim
Noun
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A claim is something that you say or write without proof.
It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.
His claim to be the father is now being investigated.
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If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.
The government is disputing their claim to the land.
The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.
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A claim is something that you say you have the right to.
They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.