verb (used without object),rose,ris·en[riz-uhn], /ˈrɪz ən/, ris·ing.
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
to get up from bed, especially to begin the day after a night's sleep: to rise early.
to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright.
to get up after falling or being thrown down.
to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel.
to be built up, erected, or constructed.
to spring up or grow, as plants: Weeds rose overnight.
to become prominent on or project from a surface, as a blister.
to come into existence; appear.
to come into action, as a wind or storm.
to occur: A quarrel rose between them.
to originate, issue, or be derived; to have a source.
to move from a lower to a higher position; move upward; ascend: The bird rose in the air.
to ascend above the horizon, as a heavenly body.
to extend directly upward; project vertically: The tower rises to a height of 60 feet. The building rises above the city's other skyscrapers.
to have an upward slant or curve: The path rises as it approaches the woods.
to attain higher rank, status, or importance or a higher economic level: to rise in the world.
to advance to a higher level of action, thought, feeling, etc.: to rise above the commonplace.
Angling. (of fish) to come up toward the surface of the water in pursuit of food or bait.
to prove oneself equal to a demand, emergency, etc. (followed by to): to rise to the occasion; to rise to one's responsibilities.
to become animated, cheerful, or heartened, as the spirits.
to become roused or stirred: to feel one's temper rising.
to increase in height, as the level of water: The river rose thirty feet in eight hours.
to swell or puff up, as dough from the action of yeast.
to increase in amount, as prices.
to increase in price or value, as commodities.
to increase in degree, intensity, or force, as fever, color, etc.
to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice.
to adjourn or close a session, as a deliberative body or court.
to return from the dead: Christ rose from the dead and on the third day ascended into heaven.
verb (used with object),rose,ris·en[riz-uhn], /ˈrɪz ən/, ris·ing.
Nonstandard. to cause to rise.
Nautical. to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching nearer to it; raise.
noun
an act or instance of rising.
appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon.
elevation or increase in rank, fortune, influence, power, etc.: the rise and fall of ancient Rome.
an increase in height, as of the level of water.
the amount of such increase.
an increase in amount, as of prices.
an increase in price or value, as of commodities.
Chiefly British. raise (defs. 33-35).
an increase in degree or intensity, as of temperature.
an increase in loudness or in pitch, as of the voice.
Architecture, Building Trades.
the measured height of any of various things, as a roof, a flight of steps, a stair step, or the crown of a road.
the measured height of an arch from the springing line to the highest point of the intrados.
the vertical distance through which the floor of an elevator or the like passes.
origin, source, or beginning: the rise of a stream in a mountain.
a coming into existence or notice: the rise of a new talent.
extension upward.
the amount of such extension.
upward slope, as of ground or a road.
a piece of rising or high ground: a house built upon a gentle rise.
the distance between the crotch and the waist of a pair of trousers: Pants with a high rise are now in style.
Angling. the coming up of a fish toward the surface in pursuit of food or bait.
Verb Phrases
rise above,to ignore or be indifferent to, as an insult.
Idioms for rise
get a rise out of, Informal.
to provoke, as to action or anger.
to evoke the expected or desired response from.
give rise to, to originate; produce; cause: The Industrial Revolution gave rise to accelerated urbanization.
Origin of rise
First recorded before 1000; Middle English risen (verb), Old English rīsan; cognate with Dutch rijzen, Old High German rīsan, Gothic reisan; akin to raise, rear2
That’s not yet anywhere near the last peak of 6,500 — but it’s a significant rise from 200 in early July.
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This research took place before the pandemic and the rise in distance learning.
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“We just had a record quarter across almost every important metric in our business” thanks to the rise in digitization, he says.
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With in-person learning at school still curtailed in many areas, it makes sense that this would factor into an even greater rise in part-time work, simply out of necessity.
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Hurricanes and sea level rise inundate their coastal communities.
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We tend to think not, but the rise of King, Kennedy, and Lincoln was unlikely, too.
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Most importantly, they were all deleted long before that percentage could rise any higher.
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The American people need to rise up and hold their elected officials accountable.
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The latest reported death toll is 80 children and 46 adults, but that is expected to rise.
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The wolf was a tenacious fellow, and he struggled desperately to rise.
The Camp in the Snow|William Murray Graydon
He felt a burning curiosity to rise and look out, but he restrained it and did not move.
The Candidate|Joseph Alexander Altsheler
It is good to set from the world to God, that I may rise again to Him.
The Ignatian Epistles Entirely Spurious|William Dool Killen
I then believed that I could not only rise superior to my misfortune, but could make that very misfortune the motive of my rise.
Basil|Wilkie Collins
But the God of Spain smiles derisively upon a son of the people who would seek to rise above his fellows.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
British Dictionary definitions for rise
rise
/ (raɪz) /
verbrises, rising, rose (rəʊz) orrisen (ˈrɪzən) (mainly intr)
to get up from a lying, sitting, kneeling, or prone position
to get out of bed, esp to begin one's dayhe always rises early
to move from a lower to a higher position or place; ascend
to ascend or appear above the horizonthe sun is rising
to increase in height or levelthe water rose above the normal level
to attain higher rank, status, or reputationhe will rise in the world
to be built or erectedthose blocks of flats are rising fast
to become apparent; appearnew troubles rose to afflict her
to increase in strength, degree, intensity, etcher spirits rose; the wind is rising
to increase in amount or valuehouse prices are always rising
to swell updough rises
to become erect, stiff, or rigidthe hairs on his neck rose in fear
(of one's stomach or gorge) to manifest or feel nausea; retch
to become actively rebellious; revoltthe people rose against their oppressors
to slope upwardsthe ground rises beyond the lake
to return from the dead; be resurrected
to originate; come into existencethat river rises in the mountains
(of a session of a court, legislative assembly, etc) to come to an end; adjourn
angling(of fish) to come to the surface of the water, as when taking flies
(tr)nautical another term for raise (def. 20)
(often foll by to)informalto respond (to teasing, etc) or fall into a trap prepared for one
noun
the act or an instance of rising; ascent
an increase in height; elevation
an increase in rank, status, or position
an increase in amount, cost, or value
an increase in degree or intensity
Britishan increase in salary or wagesUS and Canadian word: raise
a piece of rising ground
an upward slope or incline
the appearance of the sun, moon, or other celestial body above the horizon
the vertical height of a step or of a flight of stairs
the vertical height of a roof above the walls or columns
the height of an arch above the impost level
anglingthe act or instance of fish coming to the surface of the water to take flies, etc
the beginning, origin, or source; derivation
slangan erection of the penis
get a rise out ofortake a rise out ofto provoke an angry or petulant reaction from
give rise toto cause the development of; produce
See also rise above, rise to
Word Origin for rise
Old English rīsan; related to Old Saxon rīsan, Gothic reisan