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."
Vocabulary lists containing arise
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Example Sentences
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"I am hoping to continue that within the company and look at whatever opportunities arise during that," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A seer whose talent only seemed to arise when she needed to share bad news, Helaena was an unwelcome presence in her feuding family.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
How did such extraordinary diversity arise during roughly 15,000 years of shared evolution?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
If those confirmations arise, we will act on them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Similar questions arise for the history of the development of wheels, pyramids, and gunpowder.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The advantage of having readily accessible cash in retirement is that you’re prepared if an unexpected expense arises.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Finland's Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said she had started preparations for restoring internal border checks "if the need arises".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The theory proposes that subjective experience arises in systems that combine large amounts of information into a unified whole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
It isn’t a principle that arises equally from any given worldview or religion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
From these two opposed appetites, there arises in cities one of three effects: a principality, liberty, or licence.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Many also live around hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, environments that some theories identify as possible locations where life first arose.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
What troubles the team is that since problems arose surrounding redemptions at the end of the first quarter, the rise in risk assets has pushed the topic of private-credit risk off the radar.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
This exact problem arose in the recent first round of the Los Angeles mayoral race, where markets had predicted much greater success for Spencer Pratt than he actually achieved.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The issue arose again when ProPublica detailed in 2021 how tech mogul Peter Thiel built a $2,000 Roth IRA into $5 billion over two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Minutes later, a tiny black spot arose in the sky above the Shipwreck, growing bigger and bigger as it came nearer.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
It added that issues had arisen due to the region only receiving 55% of its average rainfall since March.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cooperative breeding is a strategy that’s arisen across the tree of life.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
A narrative has arisen that AI will obsolete software vendors and their per-user subscription revenue model, and Friday’s news played into that story.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Questions have arisen in the past couple of years about how much more it’s possible to boost shale output from basins where many of the best prospects already have been drilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Two hours,” said the Wart—but he had to shout the second of these words, for the sounds were drowned in his mouth by a noise which had that moment arisen close beside them.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Colchester City Council has previously said: "We recognise and appreciate the community's commitment to water safety and will continue to work with partners to review risks and consider any lessons arising from this tragic incident."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Net profit was down 36% compared with the prior quarter, which the bank attributed to restructuring charges arising from recent deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Any potential matters arising from this incident will be handled through the appropriate processes established by the collective bargaining agreement.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The figure does not encompass all cyclosporiasis infections arising from other causes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Such spreads of technology and agriculture, arising ultimately from competition between human groups, must have happened at innumerable other times and places over the past 10,000 years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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