arise
verb
ə-ˈrīz 
arose ə-ˈrōz ; arisen ə-ˈri-zᵊn ; arising ə-ˈrī-ziŋ
; arisen ə-ˈri-zᵊn ; arising ə-ˈrī-ziŋ intransitive verb
1
a
: to begin to occur or to exist : to come into being or to attention
Problems arise when people try to avoid responsibility.
A conflict arose because of a misunderstanding.
Questions have arisen concerning the company's financial records.
He can defend himself should the need arise. [=if it becomes necessary to do so]
b
: to originate from a source
arteries that arise from the aorta
a river that arises from two main sources
2
: to get up or stand up : rise
He arose from his chair.
especially : to get up from sleep or after lying down
He arose (from bed) refreshed after a good night's sleep.
3
: to move upward : ascend
A mist arose from the valley.
Synonyms
- get up
- rise
- roll out
- turn out
- uprise
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Example Sentences
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Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ārīsan, from ā-, perfective prefix + rīsan to rise — more at abide
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Phrases Containing arise
Kids Definition
arise
verb
ə-ˈrīz
arose
-ˈrōz
; arisen -ˈri-zᵊn
; arising -ˈrī-ziŋ
1
: to move upward
Mist arose from the valley.
2
: to get up from sleep or after lying down
3
: to come into existence
A dispute arose.
arising
verb
1
as in rising
to leave one's bed the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rising
- awaking
- waking
- awakening
- uprising
- rolling out
- getting up
- bestirring
- turning out
- stirring
- arousing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- retiring
- resting
- sleeping
- settling
- bedding (down)
- dozing
- nodding
- napping
- lying up
- snoozing
- lying (down)
- turning in
- roosting
- perching
- reclining
- dropping off
- bunking
- slumbering
- flopping (down)
- couching
- catnapping
- dossing (down)
2
as in emerging
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment Synonyms & Similar Words
- emerging
- surfacing
- occurring
- happening
- appearing
- materializing
- coming
- coming up
- cropping (up)
- transpiring
- springing (up)
- coming out
- interfering
- intervening
- intruding
- falling out
- coming about
- happing
- showing up
- turning up
- chancing
- passing
- going off
- interposing
- going (on)
3
as in originating
to come into existence it is not known exactly how mammals arose, but scientists date the earliest mammals to the Triassic period Synonyms & Similar Words
- originating
- commencing
- beginning
- starting
- appearing
- being
- emerging
- springing
- forming
- arriving
- dawning
- existing
- actualizing
- materializing
- engendering
- living
- breaking
- subsisting
- setting in
- lasting
- continuing
- persisting
- breathing
- coalescing
- surviving
- coming on
- cohering
- enduring
- shaping (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ceasing
- ending
- stopping
- disappearing
- terminating
- vanishing
- evaporating
- halting
- dying
- dissolving
- finishing
- concluding
- discontinuing
- perishing
- desisting
- quitting
- departing
- expiring
- passing away
4
as in ascending
to move or extend upward slowly the hot-air balloon arose, and the round-the-world flight was begun Synonyms & Similar Words
- rising
- ascending
- climbing
- soaring
- mounting
- lifting
- thrusting
- uprising
- aspiring
- sloping
- upping
- upturning
- surging
- upthrusting
- tilting
- leaning
- inclining
- uprearing
- scaling
- surmounting
- towering
- raising
- elevating
- ballooning
- uplifting
- upheaving
- boosting
- cresting
- zooming
- topping
- taking off
- reclining
- tipping
- upraising
- slanting
- blasting off
- listing
- canting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declining
- descending
- falling (off)
- dropping
- plunging
- sliding
- dipping
- sinking
- plummeting
- diving
- nose-diving