rise
//ɹaɪz//
Forms
- present (v1)
- rise
- past (v2)
- rose
- past participle (v3)
- risen
- present participle
- rising
- 3rd person singular
- rises
- Plural
- rises
Definitions
1.To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
- The sun was rising in the East.
- This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
- The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
2.To increase in value or standing.
- Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
- Caesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello is a hoodlum who rises swiftly in Chicago’s mob world, in the 1931 film “Little Caesar.” Played by Edward G. Robinson, Rico is tracked down by police and shot.
3.To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
- As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
- Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
- As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
4.To go up; to ascend; to climb.
1.The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
- Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
- The war also triggered a number of forest fires that led to a 113% rise in emissions, according to the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.
2.The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- The rise of the working class.
- The rise of the printing press.
- The rise of the feminists.
3.An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
4.Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #890
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, rise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, spring”). See also raise.