raise one's voice

verb

To speak loudly, especially in anger.

“Don't you raise your voice at me!”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person raises one's voice · participle present raising one's voice · participle past raised one's voice · past raised one's voice

  1. idiomaticTo speak loudly, especially in anger.

    Don't you raise your voice at me!

Translations

Arabic رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ
  • رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ (rafaʕa ṣawtahū)Translations
Finnish korottaa ääntään
  • korottaa ääntäänTranslations
French hausser le ton, hausser la voix
  • hausser le tonTranslations
  • hausser la voixTranslations
German seine/die Stimme erheben
  • seine/die Stimme erhebenTranslations
Hungarian felemeli a hangját
  • felemeli a hangjátTranslations
Polish podnosić głos, podnieść głos
  • podnosić głosTranslations
  • podnieść głosTranslations
Portuguese levantar a voz
  • levantar a vozTranslations
Romanian ridica vocea
  • ridica voceaTranslations
Russian поднима́ть го́лос, подня́ть го́лос
  • поднима́ть го́лос (podnimátʹ gólos)Translations
  • подня́ть го́лос (podnjátʹ gólos)Translations
Swedish höja rösten
  • höja röstenTranslations
Thai ขึ้นเสียง
  • ขึ้นเสียง (kʉ̂n-sǐiang)Translations
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APA

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MLA

“raise one's voice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raise%20one's%20voice. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raise one's voice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raise%20one's%20voice.

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