arise
verb (used without object)
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise.
had arisen
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past perfectof arise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"I've spoken to Mr Kohli's daughter and she said she was shocked to the core this had arisen in normally a really cohesive and happy community."
From BBC β Apr. 8, 2025
That country’s Wahhabism had arisen as a puritan reform of Sunnism in the 18th century.
From Salon β Jul. 14, 2024
Yet the amendment eliminated only the “tied vote” problem that had arisen four years earlier.
From Slate β Nov. 13, 2023
Trade with Australia was the exception amid improving relations between Beijing and Canberra, cooling diplomatic tensions that had arisen in recent years over a host of issues including national security and COVID.
From Reuters β Nov. 7, 2023
Edna’s desire to see Mademoiselle Reisz had in-creased tenfold since these unlooked-for obstacles had arisen to thwart it.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
