arise
Americanverb (used without object)
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arises,
present (3rd person singular)
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arose,
past
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arisen,
past participle
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arising
present participle
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to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise.
He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
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to awaken; wake up.
He arose at sunrise to get an early start to the beach.
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to move upward; mount; ascend.
A thin curl of smoke arose lazily from the cabin.
- Synonyms:
- climb
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to come into being, action, or notice; originate; appear; spring up.
New problems arise daily.
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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.
verb
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to come into being; originate
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(foll by from) to spring or proceed as a consequence; result
guilt arising from my actions
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to get or stand up, as from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position
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to come into notice
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to move upwards; ascend
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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arisesimple
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arisessimple
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have arisenperfect
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has arisenperfect
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am arisingprogressive
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are arisingprogressive
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is arisingprogressive
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have been arisingperfect progressive
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has been arisingperfect progressive
Past
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arosesimple
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had arisenperfect
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was arisingprogressive
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were arisingprogressive
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had been arisingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of arise
First recorded before 900; Middle English arisen, Old English ārīsan; cognate with Gothic ur-reisan; equivalent to a- 3 + rise
Explanation
Arise is a verb that means to get up, maybe to stand or get out of bed, like when you arise in the morning to get ready for the day. The verb arise can apply to people when they get up but it can also apply to issues or situations that come up, like problems that arise when a leader takes away people's rights. What happens next? People might arise, meaning they rebel, protesting the leader's actions, maybe even declaring that they are no longer under his or her rule. If this happens, a new political party will likely arise, meaning "come into existence."
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Example Sentences
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My retirement is fully funded, and I have sufficient assets to cover long-term care should the need arise.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Many developmental disorders arise when the normal process of cell specialization or tissue formation is disrupted.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Kirin Holdings said: "At present, the impact of this matter on the company's financial results has not been determined. The company will promptly disclose any material developments as they arise."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an EU official admitted such an issue could arise again.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
‘It is likely that he will be fit to arise tomorrow, for a short while,’ said Aragorn.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The case arises out of a mundane fact pattern: Kendrick Beaird pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
If that need arises after rates have risen, you would turn a paper loss into an actual loss.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Instead, it arises entirely from quantum effects at temperatures close to absolute zero.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
OpenAI said in a blog post on Wednesday that it would “aim to disclose examples that provide useful evidence about how model misalignment arises, how it manifests, and where safeguards succeed or fail.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the quantum theory ol gravity, on the other hand, a third possibility arises.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
One long-studied possibility is that magnetism first arose in the very early universe, long before the first stars or galaxies formed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
But clearly, his decision didn’t stick, and in 2020, the pair quarantined together during the pandemic, a revelation that arose when eagle-eyed fans noticed their social media content had identical backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
In crafting “The Price of Freedom,” the museum consulted with veterans’ groups to try to avoid a backlash like the one that arose on the Enola Gay.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Particularly compelling is the partnership that arose between Cockenoe, an indigenous man from Long Island, and John Eliot, a Puritan minister who emigrated to Boston in 1631.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For millennia the center of Jewish life had been planted firmly in the Middle East, but in the tenth century an opportunity for Jews arose in Spain.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Though problems with fish farming have arisen worldwide, for some countries, it aquaculture has been a boon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"It's if we have slowly arisen from the bottom of the sea," A/Prof. Duggin says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Research for “The Hidden Nations of Animals” took Mr. Huling to some far-flung locations, including the accidental nature sanctuary that’s arisen in the no man’s land between North and South Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He said that a dispute had arisen after the two arrested men had demanded transportation money from those in the car, which they had refused to pay.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
And new problems had arisen as insects once present only in insignificant numbers had increased to the status of serious pests.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Hashim Thaci was convicted in one of the final verdicts in a series of landmark trials arising from the bloody dissolution of the former Yugoslavia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Harvard Office of Technology Development is actively pursuing patent protection and commercialization opportunities for the innovations arising from this research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Gomez said Nicaragua's claims "involve the most serious breaches of obligations arising under... general international law".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Lawrence Friedman, a former Department of Justice attorney who used to lead the federal watchdog office for the bankruptcy system, said he was not surprised to see issues arising in the firm’s caseload against L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
We can imagine our ancestors gazing idly up on some night a hundred thousand years ago and noting a strange cloud arising from the unilluminated part of the Moon, suddenly struck by the Sun’s rays.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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