rise

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verb (used without object), rose, ris·en

[riz-uhn], /ˈrɪz ən/, ris·ing.

to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.

to get up from bed, especially to begin the day after a night's sleep: to rise early.

to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright.

to get up after falling or being thrown down.

to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel.

to be built up, erected, or constructed.

to spring up or grow, as plants: Weeds rose overnight.

to become prominent on or project from a surface, as a blister.

to come into existence; appear.

to come into action, as a wind or storm.

to occur: A quarrel rose between them.

to originate, issue, or be derived; to have a source.

to move from a lower to a higher position; move upward; ascend: The bird rose in the air.

to ascend above the horizon, as a heavenly body.

to extend directly upward; project vertically: The tower rises to a height of 60 feet. The building rises above the city's other skyscrapers.

to have an upward slant or curve: The path rises as it approaches the woods.

to attain higher rank, status, or importance or a higher economic level: to rise in the world.

to advance to a higher level of action, thought, feeling, etc.: to rise above the commonplace.

Angling. (of fish) to come up toward the surface of the water in pursuit of food or bait.

to prove oneself equal to a demand, emergency, etc. (followed by to): to rise to the occasion; to rise to one's responsibilities.

to become animated, cheerful, or heartened, as the spirits.

to become roused or stirred: to feel one's temper rising.

to increase in height, as the level of water: The river rose thirty feet in eight hours.

to swell or puff up, as dough from the action of yeast.

to increase in amount, as prices.

to increase in price or value, as commodities.

to increase in degree, intensity, or force, as fever, color, etc.

to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice.

to adjourn or close a session, as a deliberative body or court.

to return from the dead: Christ rose from the dead and on the third day ascended into heaven.

verb (used with object), rose, ris·en

[riz-uhn], /ˈrɪz ən/, ris·ing.

Nonstandard. to cause to rise.

Nautical. to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching nearer to it; raise.

noun

an act or instance of rising.

appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon.

elevation or increase in rank, fortune, influence, power, etc.: the rise and fall of ancient Rome.

an increase in height, as of the level of water.

the amount of such increase.

an increase in amount, as of prices.

an increase in price or value, as of commodities.

Chiefly British. raise (defs. 33-35).

an increase in degree or intensity, as of temperature.

an increase in loudness or in pitch, as of the voice.

Architecture, Building Trades.

the measured height of any of various things, as a roof, a flight of steps, a stair step, or the crown of a road.
the measured height of an arch from the springing line to the highest point of the intrados.

the vertical distance through which the floor of an elevator or the like passes.

origin, source, or beginning: the rise of a stream in a mountain.

a coming into existence or notice: the rise of a new talent.

extension upward.

the amount of such extension.

upward slope, as of ground or a road.

a piece of rising or high ground: a house built upon a gentle rise.

the distance between the crotch and the waist of a pair of trousers: Pants with a high rise are now in style.

Angling. the coming up of a fish toward the surface in pursuit of food or bait.

Verb Phrases

rise above, to ignore or be indifferent to, as an insult.

OTHER WORDS FOR rise

12 arise, proceed.

13 mount.

17 succeed, advance.

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OPPOSITES FOR rise

1 sink.

4 fall.

13 descend.

17 fail.

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Idioms about rise

get a rise out of, Informal.

to provoke, as to action or anger.
to evoke the expected or desired response from.

give rise to, to originate; produce; cause: The Industrial Revolution gave rise to accelerated urbanization.

Origin of rise

First recorded before 1000; Middle English risen (verb), Old English rīsan; cognate with Dutch rijzen, Old High German rīsan, Gothic reisan; akin to raise, rear²

words often confused with rise

See raise.

OTHER WORDS FROM rise

half-rise, nounre·rise, verb, re·rose, re·ris·en, re·ris·ing.un·ris·en, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rise

raise, rise (see confusables note at raise)

Words nearby rise

Ripuarian, rip up, Rip Van Winkle, riroriro, RISC, rise, rise above, rise and shine, rise from the ashes, rise in the world, risen

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VOCAB BUILDER

What is a basic definition of rise?

Rise means to get up from a low position or to increase. As a noun, rise means an elevation from a starting point. The word rise has many other senses as a verb and a noun. In nearly every sense, the word rise refers to something going up or going upward, either literally or figuratively.

When something or someone rises, it is going from a seated or prone position to an upright, erect position. If a cat rises from the floor, for example, it moves from sitting or laying down on the floor to standing.

Real-life examples: At sporting events, people rise out of their chairs during the national anthem. A person rises after doing push-ups or sit-ups. When zombies rise from the dead, they are standing up from a lying position in the dirt or a coffin.
Used in a sentence: Jessica quickly rose to her feet after her mom caught her lazing on the couch.

Rise can also mean to increase, especially something that is measured in numbers, such as prices or temperature.

Real-life examples: The temperature rises when it is hot outside. News ratings tend to rise during elections, scandals, or natural disasters. Your cost of living will probably rise dramatically if you decide to move to New York City.
Used in a sentence: The cost of my electric bill keeps rising no matter how little power I use.

As a noun, rise means an elevation or increase from a beginning or first appearance.

Real-life examples: Asia was changed forever by the rise of the Mongol Empire during the 12th and 13th centuries. The rise of rock and roll music occurred during the 1950s. The rise of the Nazis in the 1930s changed world history.
Used in a sentence: In my opinion, music got a lot more interesting after the rise of hip-hop.

Where does rise come from?

The first records of rise come from before the year 1000. It ultimately comes from the Old English verb rīsan. It is related to similar words with the same meaning, such as the Dutch rijzen and the Old High German rīsan.

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What are some other forms related to rise?

riser (noun)
risen (adjective, past participle)
half-rise (noun)
rerise (verb)
unrisen (adjective)

What are some synonyms for rise?

What are some words that share a root or word element with rise?

What are some words that often get used in discussing rise?

What are some words rise may be commonly confused with?

raise

How is rise used in real life?

Rise is a very common word that most often means to get up or to increase.

When they knock you down, rise up off the floor

— Sanjay (@sanjaysubhag) April 17, 2018

Tesla stock keeps rising 👀

— Chris. (@Itsrealchris_) December 31, 2020

With the rise of the internet, "attention" became the new currency.

— Anshul Dhakar (@ANSHULDHAKAR_29) June 12, 2020

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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of rise?

A. ascend
B. move up
C. descend
D. get up

How to use rise in a sentence

That’s not yet anywhere near the last peak of 6,500 — but it’s a significant rise from 200 in early July.
The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained|Julia Belluz|September 17, 2020|Vox
This research took place before the pandemic and the rise in distance learning.
Healthy screen time is one challenge of distance learning|Kathryn Hulick|September 11, 2020|Science News For Students
“We just had a record quarter across almost every important metric in our business” thanks to the rise in digitization, he says.
Why PayPal’s Dan Schulman gave workers pay increases, without the market requiring it|Alan Murray|September 9, 2020|Fortune
With in-person learning at school still curtailed in many areas, it makes sense that this would factor into an even greater rise in part-time work, simply out of necessity.
The Easy Part Of The Economic Recovery Might Be Over|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux|September 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Hurricanes and sea level rise inundate their coastal communities.
India’s megacities aren’t prepared for a wave of climate migrants|Manavi Kapur|September 3, 2020|Quartz
Being something of a political cipher may have helped Revels rise to prominence.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We tend to think not, but the rise of King, Kennedy, and Lincoln was unlikely, too.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The rapid rise of the sharing economy is changing the way people around the world commute, shop, vacation, and borrow.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most importantly, they were all deleted long before that percentage could rise any higher.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
See how those distant peaks rise serenely over the southern horizon!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
But he was ignorant of that part of the horrid tale; and the Duke, in a milder voice, bade him rise.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
That bunch of cottonwoods with the new-made grave close by the dead horses seemed to rise up between us, and I became speechless.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The overture is over, the curtain is about to rise on the drama of Georgie's married life.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
It had its counterpart on the political side in the rise of representative democratic government.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for rise

rise

/ (raɪz) /

verb rises, rising, rose (rəʊz) or risen (ˈrɪzən) (mainly intr)

to get up from a lying, sitting, kneeling, or prone position

to get out of bed, esp to begin one's dayhe always rises early

to move from a lower to a higher position or place; ascend

to ascend or appear above the horizonthe sun is rising

to increase in height or levelthe water rose above the normal level

to attain higher rank, status, or reputationhe will rise in the world

to be built or erectedthose blocks of flats are rising fast

to become apparent; appearnew troubles rose to afflict her

to increase in strength, degree, intensity, etcher spirits rose; the wind is rising

to increase in amount or valuehouse prices are always rising

to swell updough rises

to become erect, stiff, or rigidthe hairs on his neck rose in fear

(of one's stomach or gorge) to manifest or feel nausea; retch

to become actively rebellious; revoltthe people rose against their oppressors

to slope upwardsthe ground rises beyond the lake

to return from the dead; be resurrected

to originate; come into existencethat river rises in the mountains

(of a session of a court, legislative assembly, etc) to come to an end; adjourn

angling (of fish) to come to the surface of the water, as when taking flies

(tr) nautical another term for raise (def. 20)

(often foll by to) informal to respond (to teasing, etc) or fall into a trap prepared for one

noun

the act or an instance of rising; ascent

an increase in height; elevation

an increase in rank, status, or position

an increase in amount, cost, or value

an increase in degree or intensity

British an increase in salary or wagesUS and Canadian word: raise

a piece of rising ground

an upward slope or incline

the appearance of the sun, moon, or other celestial body above the horizon

the vertical height of a step or of a flight of stairs

the vertical height of a roof above the walls or columns

the height of an arch above the impost level

angling the act or instance of fish coming to the surface of the water to take flies, etc

the beginning, origin, or source; derivation

slang an erection of the penis

get a rise out of or take a rise out of to provoke an angry or petulant reaction from

give rise to to cause the development of; produce

Word Origin for rise

Old English rīsan; related to Old Saxon rīsan, Gothic reisan

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

Other Idioms and Phrases with rise

rise

In addition to the idioms beginning with rise

rise and shine
rise from the ashes
rise in the world
rise through the ranks
rise to the bait
rise to the occasion

also see:

come up (rise in the world)
get a rise out of
give birth (rise) to

rise

OTHER WORDS FOR rise

OPPOSITES FOR rise

Idioms about rise

Origin of rise

words often confused with rise

OTHER WORDS FROM rise

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rise

Words nearby rise

VOCAB BUILDER

What is a basic definition of rise?

Where does rise come from?

Did you know ... ?

How is rise used in real life?

Try using rise!

Words related to rise

How to use rise in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for rise

Word Origin for rise

Other Idioms and Phrases with rise