"to raise, to lift, to pick up" is Поднимать in Russian.
Поднимать means "to raise, to lift, to pick up" in English.
Listen to the pronunciationWord #2231 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B2.
Учитель просил детей поднимать руку перед ответом.
The teacher asked the children to raise their hand before answering.