English · Idiom Candidate

raise one's voice

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

speak louder, usually in anger or emphasis

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nói to hơn, thường vì giận dữ hoặc nhấn mạnh

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: lift one's vocal sound

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She had to raise her voice to be heard over the music

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent lên tiếng (verb) to raise one's voice; to speak up Tiếng Việt Near equivalent cất tiếng (verb) to raise one's voice; lift one's voice Tiếng Việt

Common questions

What does “raise one's voice” mean?

speak louder, usually in anger or emphasis Literally: lift one's vocal sound

Is “raise one's voice” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“lên tiếng” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.