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rise


Definition: Meaning of, rise in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rʌɪz /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rise rose risen
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rising rises
  1. increase to increase in number, amount, or value [=  go up]
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  2. go upwards to go upwards
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  3. stand formal to stand up
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  4. become successful to become important, powerful, successful, or rich
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  5. be tall also rise up to be very tall
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  6. voice/sound to be loud enough to be heard
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  7. voice/sound to become louder or higher
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  8. sun/moon/star to appear in the sky
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  9. emotion if a feeling or emotion rises, you feel it more and more strongly
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  10. rise to the occasion/challenge to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem, especially by working harder or performing better than usual
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  11. against a government/army also rise up if a large group of people rise, they try to defeat the government, army etc that is controlling them
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  12. bread/cakes etc if bread, cakes etc rise, they become bigger because there is air inside them
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  13. bed literary to get out of bed in the morning
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  14. alive again to come alive after having died [↪  resurrection]
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  15. court/parliament if a court or parliament rises, that particular meeting is formally finished
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  16. wind formal if the wind rises, it becomes stronger
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  17. river literary if a river rises somewhere, it begins there
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  18. rise and shine spoken used humorously to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed
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Singular Plural
rise rises
  1. increase [countable] an increase in number, amount, or value [=  increase]
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  2. wages [countable] British English an increase in wages [=  raise American English]
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  3. success/power [singular] the achievement of importance, success or power
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  4. give rise to something formal to be the reason why something happens, especially something bad or unpleasant [↪  provoke]
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  5. movement up [singular] a movement upwards
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  6. slope [countable] an upward slope or a hill
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  7. get a rise out of somebody informal to make someone become annoyed or embarrassed by making a joke about them [↪  make fun of somebody]
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rise used in phrases

  • give rise (verb)
    1. cause to happen, occur or exist
  • high-rise (adjective)
    1. high-rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels
  • low-rise (adjective)
    1. a low-rise building does not have many STOREY s [↪  high-rise]
  • pay rise (noun)
    1. an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job
  • rise to power (noun)
    1. especially the throne the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position
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rise used in phrasal verbs

  • rise above (phrasal verb)
    1. rise above something to deal well with a difficult or unpleasant situation
    2. to be morally good enough not to do something bad, especially something that most other people do
  • rise to (phrasal verb)
    1. rise to something to react to something in the way that someone wants you to, especially by becoming angry
    2. rise to the bait to react to something in the way that someone wants you to, especially by becoming angry
  • rise up (phrasal verb)
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