arise
//əˈɹaɪz//
Forms
- present (v1)
- arise
- past (v2)
- arose
- past participle (v3)
- arisen
- present participle
- arising
- 3rd person singular
- arises
Definitions
1.To come up from a lower to a higher position.
2.To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
- He arose early in the morning.
3.To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
- A cloud arose and covered the sun.
- Problems can arise unexpectedly, but we need to be prepared for them.
- The issue began to arise when the team members couldn't agree on the plan.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2747
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan (“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), equivalent to a- + rise.