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RISE AND RAISE

1) Rise- Rose- Risen (subir, levantar, aumentar)  /raɪz/

* Intransitive verb: it doesn't take an object.

* Examples:  - When the sun rises I feel alive!
                    - The temperature has risen so much that we need the air-conditioning on all day.

2) Raise- Raised- Raised (subir, levantar, aumentar) /reɪz/

* Transitive verb: it takes an object.

* Examples: - Could you raise the blinds, please? I can't read very well in this light.  (The blinds is the object)
                   - She raised her eyebrows and smiled.           (her eyebrows is the object)

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