what's the difference between Rise and Raise? Such as to get pay rise, or get pay raise , of course get pay rise is correct sentence but i can't get the difference...
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As verbs: "To rise" means to go up. It's intransitive; no object. " "To raise" means to make go up.
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As verbs: "To rise" means to go up.
It's intransitive; no object.
" "To raise" means to make go up.
It's transitive, so it can take an object .
" As nouns: "A rise" is something that went up.
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"To rise" means to go up. It's intransitive; no object. "Balloons rise in the air." "To raise" means to make go up. It's transitive, so it can take an object. "Please raise the window."
As nouns:
"A rise" is something that went up. In BrE, for example "a pay rise." "A raise" is AmE for a salary increase or an additional bet in some ca