Etimology
From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”). See also raise.
verb
rise (third-person singular simple present rises, present participle rising, simple past rose, past participle risen)
(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
(intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
(transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
(transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
(obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
To come; to offer itself.
(printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
Examples
We watched the balloon rise.
This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.
The sun was rising in the East.
to rise from a chair or from a fall
Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,In the morning, when we rise
he rose from the grave; he is risen!
The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
It was near nine […] before the House rose.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
among the rising theologians of Germany
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; […] . Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.
to rise a tone or semitone
to rise to the occasion
Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.
As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
To-night the winds begin to riseAnd roar from yonder dropping day:The last red leaf is whirl’d away,The rooks are blown about the skies; […]
Has that dough risen yet?
The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14ʹ south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco.
a noise rose on the air; odour rises from the flower
At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection.
No more ſhall nation againſt nation riſe, / Nor ardent vvarriours meet vvith hateful eyes, […]
A thought rose in me, which I believe very often perplexes […] men of contemplative natures.The spelling has been modernized.
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to rise a hill
to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it
Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase.
He, […] rising with small honour from Gunza, […] was gone.
There chaunced to the Princes hand to rize, / An auncient booke, […]
Related words
synonyms
(move upwards): climb, go up
(leave one's bed): arise, get up; see also Thesaurus:wake
(be resurrected): be resurrected, come back from the dead
(of a quantity, etc: to increase): climb, increase, go up
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "move upwards"): descend, drop, fall, sink
(antonym(s) of "of a celestial body"): set
(antonym(s) of "of a quantity, etc: to increase"): be reduced, decrease, drop, fall, go down
coordinate terms
raise
noun
rise (plural rises)
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
(chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise: an increase in wage or salary.
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
(Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
(informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
(architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
Examples
The rise of the tide.
There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
The rise of the working class.
The rise of the printing press.
The rise of the feminists.
The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.
I went along up the bank with one eye out for pap and t'other one out for what the rise might fetch along.
Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.
Related words
synonyms
(increase in pay): raise, pay raise (US)
antonyms
fall
Etimology
From Middle English ris, rys, from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą (“twig; shoot”). More at rice.
noun
rise (plural rises)
Alternative form of rice (“twig”)
Related words
related terms
risel