Raise & Rise: Difference (English Grammar)

1) raise / raised / raised

Definition: to move something to a higher position

Example: I raised my hand.

Raise is a transitive verb. This means the verb can take an object; e.g. you can raise something. You can raise your hand. You can raise a flag. Transitive verbs (verbs that take a direct object) are quite common. They include eat (what is the object you eat? = sandwich), see (see what? = a movie), read (read what? = a book), etc. You eat a sandwich; you see a movie; you read a book, and you raise your hand.

2) rise / rose / risen

Definition: to move from a lower position to a higher position

Example: Hot air rises.

Rise is an intransitive verb. This means the verb CANNOT take an object; you cannot rise something. The sun rises. Prices rise. A balloon rises in the air. We use this verb when we talk about something that happened. The meaning is complete without an object. There are many examples of intransitive verbs, e.g. The man died. The airplane arrived. Intransitive verbs, such as rise, die, arrive, cannot take an object. You cannot die something, you cannot arrive something, and you cannot rise something.