Raise vs. Keep — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Raise and Keep
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Raise
To move to a higher position; elevate
Raised the loads with a crane.
Keep
A keep (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary.
Raise
To set in an upright or erect position
Raise a flagpole.
Keep
To retain possession of
Kept the change.
Must keep your composure.
Raise
To erect or build
Raise a new building.
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Keep
To have as a supply
Keep spare parts in case of emergency.
Raise
To cause to arise, appear, or exist
The slap raised a welt.
Keep
To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support
"There's little to earn and many to keep" (Charles Kingsley).
Raise
To increase in size, quantity, or worth
Raise an employee's salary.
Keep
To support (a mistress or lover) financially.
Raise
To increase in intensity, degree, strength, or pitch
Raised his voice.
Keep
To put customarily; store
Where do you keep your saw?.
Raise
To improve in rank or dignity; promote
Raised her to management level.
Keep
To supply with room and board for a charge
Keep boarders.
Raise
To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate
Raise corn and soybeans.
Keep
To raise
Keep chickens.
Raise
To breed and care for to maturity
Raise cattle.
Keep
To maintain for use or service
An urbanite who didn't keep a car.
Raise
To bring up; rear
Raise children.
Keep
To manage, tend, or have charge of
Keep the shop while I'm away.
Raise
To accustom to something from an early age
"a post-World War II generation raised on shopping malls and multiplex cinemas" (Gustav Niebuhr).
Keep
To preserve (food).
Raise
To put forward for consideration
Raised an important question. See Synonyms at broach1.
Keep
To cause to continue in a state, condition, or course of action
Tried to keep the patient calm.
Raise
To voice; utter
Raise a shout.
Keep
To maintain records or entries in
Keep a yearly diary.
Raise
To awaken; arouse
Noise that would raise the dead.
Keep
To enter (data) in a book
Keep financial records.
Raise
To stir up; instigate
Raise a revolt.
Keep
To detain
Was kept after school.
Raise
To bring about; provoke
Remarks intended to raise a laugh.
Keep
To restrain
Kept the child away from the stove.
Kept the crowd back with barriers.
Raise
To make contact with by radio
Couldn't raise the control tower after midnight.
Keep
To prevent or deter
Tried to keep the ice from melting.
Raise
To gather together; collect
Raise money from the neighbors for a charity.
Keep
To refrain from divulging
Keep a secret.
Raise
To cause (dough) to puff up.
Keep
To save; reserve
Keep extra money for emergencies.
Raise
To end (a siege) by withdrawing troops or forcing the enemy troops to withdraw.
Keep
To adhere or conform to; follow
Keep late hours.
Raise
To remove or withdraw (an order).
Keep
To be faithful to; fulfill
Keep one's word.
Raise
To increase (a poker bet).
Keep
To celebrate; observe
Keep the Sabbath.
Raise
To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
Keep
To remain in a state or condition; stay
Keep in line.
Keep quiet.
Kept well.
Raise
To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
Keep
To continue to do
Keep on talking.
Keep guessing.
Raise
(Nautical) To bring into sight by approaching nearer
Raised the Cape.
Keep
To remain fresh or unspoiled
The dessert won't keep.
Raise
To alter and increase fraudulently the written value of (a check, for example).
Keep
To restrain oneself; hold oneself back
I couldn't keep from eavesdropping.
Raise
To cough up (phlegm).
Keep
Care; charge
The child is in my keep for the day.
Raise
(Scots) To make angry; enrage.
Keep
The means by which one is supported
Earn one's keep.
Raise
To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.
Keep
The stronghold of a castle.
Raise
The act of raising or increasing.
Keep
A jail.
Raise
An increase in salary.
Keep
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
To keep silence;
To keep possession
Raise
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
Keep
To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
To keep one's word;
To keep one's promise
Raise
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
To raise a wall, or a heap of stones
Keep
(transitive) To hold the status of something.
Raise
To cause something to come to the surface of water.
The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
Keep
To maintain possession of.
I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
Raise
(nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
To raise Sandy Hook light
Keep
To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
Raise
To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
Keep
(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
I used to keep a diary.
Raise
(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
Keep
(transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
Raise
(military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
Keep
(archaic) To remain in; to be confined to.
Raise
To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
Keep
To restrain.
I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.
Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.
Raise
(transitive) To create, increase or develop.
We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
To raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods; to raise (increase) taxes
Keep
(with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
May the Lord keep you from harm.
Raise
To collect or amass.
To raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
Keep
To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
He kept a mistress for over ten years.
Raise
(obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
Keep
(of living things) To raise; to care for.
He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
Raise
To bring up; to grow.
We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
Keep
To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
Raise
To promote.
To raise somebody to office
Keep
To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
Raise
To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
A few important questions were raised after the attack.
Keep
To have habitually in stock for sale.
Raise
(legal) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use.
Keep
(intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
Raise
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
Starting in January we will raise (introduce) taxes on all tobacco substitutes and vaping accessories.
Keep
(obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.
Raise
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
Keep
To continue.
I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
Raise
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
Keep
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.
Latex paint won't keep indefinitely.
Raise
(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
Keep
(copulative) To remain in a state.
The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.
Keep calm! There's no need to panic.
Raise
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
Keep
(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
Raise
To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
Keep
To act as wicket-keeper.
Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
Raise
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.
Keep
To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
Raise
To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
A division by zero will raise an exception.
Keep
To be in session; to take place.
School keeps today.
Raise
To open, initiate.
I will raise a trouble-ticket in order to correct this reporting issue.
Keep
(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
Raise
(US) pay raise: an increase in wages or salary.
The boss gave me a raise.
Keep
To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
Raise
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Keep
To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.
Raise
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
Keep
(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
Raise
(poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
Keep
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
Raise
A cairn or pile of stones.
Keep
(obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
Raise
To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.
Keep
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
To be in good keep
Raise
To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.
This gentleman came to be raised to great titles.
The plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece.
Keep
(obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
Raise
To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff.
Keep
(engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
Raise
To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace.
Keep
To care; to desire.
I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast].
Raise
To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Keep
To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
If we lose the field,We can not keep the town.
That I may know what keeps me here with you.
If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us.
Raise
To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like.
Keep
To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal.
Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on.
Raise
To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
Keep
To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was always kept in the castle of Vicegrade.
Raise
To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.
Æneas . . . employs his pains,In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.
Keep
To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee.
Raise
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.
I will raise forts against thee.
Keep
To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man.
Raise
To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
Keep
To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.
In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor.
Raise
To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ?
Keep
To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc.; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
Raise
To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like.
Keep
To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
Like a pedant that keeps a school.
Every one of them kept house by himself.
Raise
To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.
Keep
To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
Raise
To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle.
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the North.
Keep
To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
I keep but three men and a boy.
Raise
To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
Keep
To have habitually in stock for sale.
Raise
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; - often with up.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
God vouchsafes to raise another worldFrom him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
Keep
To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
Both day and night did we keep company.
Within this portal as I kept my watch.
Raise
To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Thou shalt not raise a false report.
Keep
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
I have kept the faith.
Him whom to love is to obey, and keepHis great command.
Raise
To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.
Keep
To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.; hence, to haunt; to frequent.
'Tis hallowed ground;Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep.
Raise
To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
Keep
To observe duly, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that kept holyday.
Raise
The amount a salary is increased;
He got a 3% raise
He got a wage hike
Keep
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
Raise
An upward slope or grade (as in a road);
The car couldn't make it up the rise
Keep
To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep.
Raise
Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker);
I'll see your raise and double it
Keep
To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps.
Raise
The act of raising something;
He responded with a lift of his eyebrow
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Keep
To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
Keep that the lusts choke not the word of God that is in us.
Raise
Raise the level or amount of something;
Raise my salary
Raise the price of bread
Keep
To be in session; as, school keeps to-day.
Raise
Raise from a lower to a higher position;
Raise your hands
Lift a load
Keep
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
Pan, thou god of shepherds all,Which of our tender lambkins takest keep.
Raise
Cause to be heard or known; express or utter;
Raise a shout
Raise a protest
Raise a sad cry
Keep
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
Raise
Collect funds for a specific purpose;
The President raised several million dollars for his college
Keep
The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
Grass equal to the keep of seven cows.
I performed some services to the college in return for my keep.
Raise
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
They produce good ham in Parma
We grow wheat here
We raise hogs here
Keep
That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the dungeon. See Illust. of Castle.
The prison strong,Within whose keep the captive knights were laid.
The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps.
I think . . . the keep, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there.
Raise
Bring up;
Raise a family
Bring up children
Keep
That which is kept in charge; a charge.
Often he used of his keepA sacrifice to bring.
Raise
Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
Raise the specter of unemployment
He conjured wild birds in the air
Stir a disturbance
Call down the spirits from the mountain
Keep
A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
Raise
Move upwards;
Lift one's eyes
Keep
The financial means whereby one lives;
Each child was expected to pay for their keep
He applied to the state for support
He could no longer earn his own livelihood
Raise
Construct, build, or erect;
Raise a barn
Keep
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Raise
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
Arouse pity
Raise a smile
Evoke sympathy
Keep
A cell in a jail or prison
Raise
Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
Raise hell
Raise the roof
Raise Cain
Keep
Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
Keep clean
Hold in place
She always held herself as a lady
The students keep me on my toes
Raise
Raise in rank or condition;
The new law lifted many people from poverty
Keep
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity;
Keep on working!
We continued to work into the night
Keep smiling
We went on working until well past midnight
Raise
Increase;
This will enhance your enjoyment
Heighten the tension
Keep
Retain possession of;
Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
She kept her maiden name after she married
Raise
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
I got promoted after many years of hard work
Keep
Prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
We must prevent the cancer from spreading
His snoring kept me from falling asleep
Keep the child from eating the marbles
Raise
Cause to puff up with a leaven;
Unleavened bread
Keep
Conform one's action or practice to;
Keep appointments
She never keeps her promises
We kept to the original conditions of the contract
Raise
In bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Keep
Observe correctly or closely;
The pianist kept time with the metronome
Keep count
I cannot keep track of all my employees
Raise
Bet more than the previous player
Keep
Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;
He keeps the shop when I am gone
Raise
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military;
Raise an army
Recruit new soldiers
Keep
Maintain by writing regular records;
Keep a diary
Maintain a record
Keep notes
Raise
Put forward for consideration or discussion;
Raise the question of promotions
Bring up an unpleasant topic
Keep
Supply with room and board;
He is keeping three women in the guest cottage
Keep boarders
Raise
Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth;
Raise your `o'
Keep
Allow to remain in a place or position;
We cannot continue several servants any longer
She retains a lawyer
The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
We kept the work going as long as we could
Raise
Activate or stir up;
Raise a mutiny
Keep
Supply with necessities and support;
She alone sustained her family
The money will sustain our good cause
There's little to earn and many to keep
Raise
Establish radio communications with;
They managed to raise Hanoi last night
Keep
Fail to spoil or rot;
These potatoes keep for a long time
Raise
Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Keep
Celebrate, as of holidays or rites;
Keep the commandments
Celebrate Christmas
Observe Yom Kippur
Raise
Bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project;
Raised edges
Keep
Keep under control; keep in check;
Suppress a smile
Keep your temper
Keep your cool
Raise
Invigorate or heighten;
Lift my spirits
Lift his ego
Keep
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;
May God keep you
Raise
Put an end to;
Lift a ban
Raise a siege
Keep
Raise;
She keeps a few chickens in the yard
He keeps bees
Raise
Cause to become alive again;
Raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
Upraising ghosts
Keep
Retain rights to;
Keep my job for me while I give birth
Keep my seat, please
Keep open the possibility of a merger
Keep
Store or keep customarily;
Where do you keep your gardening tools?
Keep
Have as a supply;
I always keep batteries in the freezer
Keep food for a week in the pantry
She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator
Keep
Maintain for use and service;
I keep a car in the countryside
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Keep
Hold and prevent from leaving;
The student was kept after school
Keep
Prevent (food) from rotting;
Preserved meats
Keep potatoes fresh
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