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arise

[uh-rahyz]

verb (used without object)

arose, arisen , 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 byfrom ).

    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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • rearise verb (used without object)
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arise1

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

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In the U.S., the people are sovereign, and authority arises from their collective will.

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A fault tolerant quantum computer is one that can correct the small, unavoidable errors that arise in computation and consistently deliver reliable results.

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The conviction relates to a Darfur investigation that the court opened years ago when fighting arose between rebels in the breakaway region of Sudan and armed forces allied with the Sudanese government.

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They handed over their money in good faith, but when no bag or sign of any money from the investment opportunity arose, they would begin to ask for their money back.

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"The more Machiavellian view of the Premier League is that the clubs at the top didn't want another City or Chelsea to arise. This is a way of creating a glass ceiling."

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