arise
verb (used without object)
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise.
arisen
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past participleof arise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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The seahorse look has arisen more than once, and these fish are a case of it evolving well away from the true seahorses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Fran Heathcote, general secretary of the PCS union, also welcomed the change but said "this situation should never have arisen in the first place".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"It's if we have slowly arisen from the bottom of the sea," A/Prof. Duggin says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
They are paying particular attention to districts with competitive congressional races and where past problems have arisen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
What happened to the tens of thousands of distinct languages that must have arisen in China over that long time span?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
