arise

[ uh-rahyz ]

verb (used without object)

arose arisen [uh, -, riz, -, uh, n],arising

1. to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:

   He arose from his chair when she entered the room.

2. to awaken; wake up:

   He arose at sunrise to get an early start to the beach.

3. to move upward; mount; ascend:

   A thin curl of smoke arose lazily from the cabin.

   Synonyms: climb

4. to come into being, action, or notice; originate; appear; spring up:

   New problems arise daily.

   Synonyms: emanate, flow, emerge

5. to result or proceed; spring or issue (sometimes followed by from ):

   It is difficult to foresee the consequences that may arise from this action. After such destruction many problems in resettlement often arise.

arise

/ əˈraɪz /

verb

1. to come into being; originate
2. foll by from to spring or proceed as a consequence; result

   guilt arising from my actions

3. to get or stand up, as from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position
4. to come into notice
5. to move upwards; ascend

Other Words From

• rea·rise verb (used without object) rearose rearisen rearising

Word History and Origins

Origin of arise¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English arisen, Old English ārīsan; cognate with Gothic ur-reisan; equivalent to a- ³ + rise

Word History and Origins

Origin of arise¹

Old English ārīsan; related to Old Saxon arīsan, Old High German irrīsan; see rise

Example Sentences

With a mortality rate of 70 percent, the more cases that arise, the deadlier this epidemic becomes.

From The Daily Beast

That said, an investigation by the DEA does pose a risk should actual criminal charges arise.

From The Daily Beast

The potential economic consequences that could arise from a travel ban on West Africa, says Eisenbarth, could be catastrophic.

From The Daily Beast

Given that the nation is once again at war, that need could arise again sooner than anyone expects.

From The Daily Beast

A number of problems can also arise when polls, like the above example from CNN, ask questions about policy.

From The Daily Beast

Hence arise factions, dissensions, and loss to their religious interests and work; and these intruders seek to rule the others.

From Project Gutenberg

If not, he must carefully study the intervening pages with painstaking—for when once learned, no further difficulty can arise.

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Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.

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I do not know whether they can be manned, but everything is being prepared for any emergency that may arise.

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Here, however, is the place where the water trouble will first arise, which will have to be provided for at the outset.

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Related Words

• appear
• begin
• crop up
• derive
• emanate
• emerge
• ensue
• happen
• occur
• originate
• result
• rise
• set in
• stem