(1) To lift up, to advance, to praise, to recommend, to elevate. To move in an upward direction. (2) To initiate, to move, to bring forward, make effort, strive for. (3) All, the whole. (4) To plan, erect, project. Behavior, actions. (5) To join in an effort; to meet together. (6) To cite. (7) To "offer" or "bring up" or "raise" a ko^an for instruction.