Past tense of raise
regular verb
The past tense of raise is raised. The past participle is also raised.
Forms of raise
| Base form (V1) | raise /ɹeɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | raised /ɹeɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | raised /ɹeɪzd/ |
| Present participle | raising /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | raises |
Raised in a sentence
- the flag was raised
- The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
- Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.From the entry birth
- A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.From the entry meat
- The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.From the entry sign
Meaning of raise
- verb To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
- verb To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
- verb To cause something to come to the surface of water.
Questions about the past tense of raise
- What is the past tense of raise?
- The past tense of raise is raised.
- What is the past participle of raise?
- The past participle of raise is raised.
- Is raise a regular or irregular verb?
- Raise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: raise (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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