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   rise

   /rʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up: "the tiny aircraft rose from the ground"
   • ▪ (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear above the horizon: "the sun had just risen" Similar move up/upwardscome/go upmake one's/its way upariseascendclimbclimb upmountsoarOpposite falldescendset
   • ▪ (of a fish) come to the surface of water: "a fish rose and was hooked and landed"
   • ▪ reach a higher position in society or one's profession: "the officer was a man of great courage who had risen from the ranks" Similar make progressmake headwaymake stridesforge aheadcome onclimbadvanceget onmake/work one's waybe promoted
   • ▪ succeed in not being limited or constrained by (a restrictive environment or situation): "he struggled to rise above his humble background"
   • ▪ be superior to: "I try to rise above prejudice"
   • 2. get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling: "she pushed back her chair and rose" Similar stand upget/rise to one's feetget upjump upleap upspring upbecome erectstraighten upliterary:ariseOpposite sit
   • ▪ get out of bed, especially in the morning: "I rose and got dressed" Similar get upget out of bedrouse oneselfstirbestir oneselfbe up and aboutinformal:rise and shineshake a legsurfaceliterary:ariseOpposite go to bedretire
   • ▪ (of a meeting or a session of a court) adjourn: British "the judge's remark heralded the signal for the court to rise" Similar adjournrecessbe suspendedsuspend proceedingspausebreak offtake a breakinformal:knock offtake fiveOpposite continueresume
   • ▪ be restored to life: "three days later he rose from the dead" Similar come back to lifebe raised from the deadcome back from the deadbe resurrectedbe restored to liferevivebe revivedOpposite die
   • 3. cease to be submissive, obedient, or peaceful: "the activists urged militant factions to rise up" Similar rebelrevoltmutinyriotrise up (in arms)take up armsstage/mount a rebelliontake to the streetsOpposite kowtow
   • ▪ find the strength or ability to respond adequately to (a challenging situation): "many participants in the race had never sailed before, but they rose to the challenge"
   • ▪ (of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (provocation): "he didn't rise to my teasing" Similar react torespond totake
   • 4. (of a river) have its source: "the Euphrates rises in Turkey" Similar originatebeginstartemergeappearissue fromspring fromflow fromemanate fromformal:commenceOpposite disgorge
   • ▪ (of a wind) start to blow or to blow more strongly: "the wind continued to rise"
   • 5. (of land or a natural feature) incline upwards; become higher: "the moorlands rise and fall in gentle folds" Similar slope upwardsslant upwardsgo uphillinclineclimbget higherOpposite shelvedrop away
   • ▪ (of a structure or natural feature) be much taller than the surrounding landscape: "the cliff rose more than a hundred feet above us" Similar loomtowersoarrise uprear (up)stand highreach high
   • ▪ (of someone's hair) stand on end: "he felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck"
   • ▪ (of a building) undergo construction from the foundations: "rows of two-storey houses are slowly rising"
   • ▪ (of dough) swell by the action of yeast: "leave the dough in a warm place to rise" Similar swellexpandenlargepuff upferment
   • ▪ (of a bump, blister, or weal) appear as a swelling on the skin: "blisters rose on his burned hand"
   • ▪ (of a person's stomach) become nauseated: "Fabio's stomach rose at the foul bedding"
   • 6. increase in number, size, amount, or degree: "land prices had risen" Similar go upget higherincreasegrowadvancesoarshoot upsurge (up)leapjumprocketescalatespiralimproveget betteradvancego upget highersoarshoot upOpposite dropworsen
   • ▪ (of the sea, a river, or other body of water) increase in level, typically through tidal action or flooding: "the river level rose so high the work had to be abandoned"
   • ▪ (of a barometer or other measuring instrument) give a higher reading.
   • ▪ (of a sound) become louder or higher in pitch: "my voice rose an octave or two as I screamed" Similar get highergrowincreasebecome louderswellintensifyOpposite drop
   • ▪ (of an emotion) develop and become more intense: "he felt a tide of resentment rising in him"
   • ▪ (of a person's mood) become more cheerful: "her spirits rose as they left the ugly city behind" Similar liftimprovecheer upgrow buoyantbecome optimistic/hopefulbrightentake a turn for the betterinformal:buck up
   • ▪ (of the colour in a person's face) become deeper, especially as a result of embarrassment: "he was teasing her, and she could feel her colour rising"
   • 7. approaching (a specified age): "she was thirty-nine rising forty"

   noun

   • 1. an upward movement; an instance of rising: "the bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises"
   • ▪ an instance of social, commercial, or political advancement: "few models have had such a meteoric rise" Similar progressclimbprogressionadvancementpromotionelevationaggrandizement
   • ▪ an upward slope or hill: "I gained the crest of a rise and saw the plain stretched out before me" Similar (upward) slopeinclineelevationacclivityrising groundeminencehillockhill
   • ▪ the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline.
   • ▪ another term for riser
   • 2. an increase in number, size, amount, or degree: "local people are worried by the rise in crime" Similar increasehikeadvancegrowthleapupsurgeupswingascentclimbjumpescalationspirallingimprovementameliorationadvanceupturnleapjump
   • ▪ an increase in salary or wages: British "non-supervisory staff were given a 5 per cent rise" Similar pay increasesalary/wage increasehikeincrementraise
   • 3. an increase in sound or pitch: "the rise and fall of his voice"
   • 4. a source or origin: "it was here that the brook had its rise"

   Word Origin Old Englishrīsan ‘make an attack’, ‘wake, get out of bed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijzen and German reisen.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   rise Last month saw a rise in the rate of inflation. gain We are not seeing the gains in productivity that we expected. boost We are hoping for a boost in sales this year.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCREASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INCREASE definition: 1. to (make something) become larger in amount or size: 2. a rise in the amount or size of…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRISE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   When emotions, etc. rise, they start to increase: Tempers are rising (= people are becoming angry ) . My spirits rise (= I feel happier ) whenever I think of my friends .

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of rise – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RISE definition: 1. to increase in level: 2. to move up: 3. to stand, especially after sitting: . Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRISE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to increase in level: rising temperatures. Prices rose by 10 percent. Fewer examples. Temperatures rose as high as 40 degrees. The company's shares rose on Wall Street yesterday. Investors are expecting the company's share price to rise. Unemployment has risen for the third month in a row.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishrise | English meaning - Cambridge Essential British

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   to move up: The balloon rose slowly into the air. B1. When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky: The sun rises in the East. to get bigger in level: Prices rose by ten percent. to stand, especially after sitting: He rose from his seat.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRISER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RISER meaning: 1. a person who usually gets out of bed early/late in the morning: 2. the vertical part of a step…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINCREASE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INCREASE meaning: 1. to (make something) become larger in amount or size: 2. a rise in the amount or size of…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGIVE RISE TO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    to cause something: International support has given rise to a new optimism in the company. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing things to happen. activation. actuation. agent. attribute. attribute something to someone.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarArise or rise ? - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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    Arise means ‘happen’ or ‘occur’. We use it with abstract nouns (e.g. problem). The three forms of arise are arise, arose, arisen. It is used in formal contexts: An opportunity arose and he decided to take the job in Brussels. A problem has arisen with my passport. Rise means ‘go up’.