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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.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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

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   RISE definition: 1. to move upwards: 2. to stand, especially after sitting: 3. to get out of bed: . Learn more.

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

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4. 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.

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

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

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   rise definition: 1. to move up: 2. When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky: 3. to get bigger in level: . Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRISE definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   RISE meaning: 1. to move up: 2. When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky: 3. to get bigger in level: . Learn more.

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   RISE ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, RISE là gì: 1. to move upwards: 2. to stand, especially after sitting: 3. to get out of bed: . Tìm hiểu thêm.

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    rise definition: 1. to move up: 2. When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky: 3. to get bigger in level: . Learn more.