levantar (la voz)

Phonetic: "/ɹeɪz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

Example: The boss gave me a raise.

Definition: A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

Definition: A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

Definition: A bet that increases the previous bet.

Phonetic: "/ɹeɪz/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

Example: to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself

Definition: To create, increase or develop.

Example: We need to raise the motivation level in the company.

Definition: To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

Example: Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.

Definition: To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

Example: John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.

Definition: To exponentiate, to involute.

Example: Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.

Definition: (of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

Definition: (of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

Definition: To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

Definition: To throw (an exception).

Example: A division by zero will raise an exception.

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Phonetic: "/vɔɪs/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

Example: His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.

Definition: Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

Definition: The tone or sound emitted by an object

Definition: The faculty or power of utterance

Example: to cultivate the voice

Definition: That which is communicated; message; meaning.

Definition: An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

Definition: Command; precept.

Definition: One who speaks; a speaker.

Definition: A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

Definition: (grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

Example: The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.

Definition: In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

Example: The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.

Definition: (IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.