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raise one's glass

raise one's glass verb: to toast; to acknowledge as something or someone to be celebrated.

Verb

raise one's glass (third-person singular simple present raises one's glass, present participle raising one's glass, simple past and past participle raised one's glass)

  1. (figuratively) To toast; to acknowledge as something or someone to be celebrated.

Forms of raise one's glass

third-person singular presentraises one's glass
present participleraising one's glass
past participleraised one's glass
pastraised one's glass
alternative formraise a glass

Questions about raise one's glass

What does raise one's glass mean?
Raise one's glass means to toast; to acknowledge as something or someone to be celebrated.
What part of speech is raise one's glass?
Raise one's glass is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise one's glass?
The past tense of raise one's glass is raised one's glass.

Words near raise one's glass in the dictionary

  1. raise from the dead
  2. raise hell
  3. raise hob
  4. raise one's eyebrows
  5. raise one's game
  6. raise one's glass
  7. raise one's hand
  8. raise one's head
  9. raise one's voice
  10. raise oneself up by one's bootstraps
  11. raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps

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