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Rise

//ɹaɪz// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
"The rise of the tide."
2
Alternative form of rice (“twig”). alt-of, alternative
3
the act of changing location in an upward direction wordnet
4
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
"The rise of the working class."
5
increase in price or value wordnet

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6
An increase in a quantity, price, etc. Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, also
7
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises wordnet
8
Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”). Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, sometimes
"The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six."
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the amount a salary is increased wordnet
10
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
"The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed."
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an increase in cost wordnet
12
The front of a diaper.
13
a growth in strength or number or importance wordnet
14
A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
15
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost wordnet
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An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
"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."
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a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground wordnet
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A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group. informal
"Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd."
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a movement upward; rise above the ground wordnet
20
The height of an arch or a step.
"As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases."
21
an upward slope or grade (as in a road) wordnet

Verb

1
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To move upwards. intransitive
"We watched the balloon rise."
2
get up and out of bed wordnet
3
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To grow upward; to attain a certain height. intransitive
"This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet."
4
return from the dead wordnet
5
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To slope upward. intransitive
"The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill."

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increase in value or to a higher point wordnet
7
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation. intransitive
"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."
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rise in rank or status wordnet
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To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To become erect; to assume an upright position. intransitive
"to rise from a chair or from a fall"
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become more extreme wordnet
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To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To leave one's bed; to get up. intransitive
"Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise"
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go up or advance wordnet
13
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To be resurrected. figuratively, intransitive
"he rose from the grave; he is risen!"
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exert oneself to meet a challenge wordnet
15
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn. figuratively, intransitive
"The committee rose after agreeing to the report."
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become heartened or elated wordnet
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To increase in value or standing.; To attain a higher status. intransitive
"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall."
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move upward wordnet
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To increase in value or standing.; Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase. intransitive
"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."
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move to a better position in life or to a better job wordnet
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To increase in value or standing.; To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse. intransitive
"to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest."
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come up, of celestial bodies wordnet
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To increase in value or standing.; To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch. intransitive
"to rise a tone or semitone"
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increase in volume wordnet
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To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus. intransitive
"to rise to the occasion"
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rise to one's feet wordnet
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To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To develop, to come about or intensify. intransitive
"As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island."
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come to the surface wordnet
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To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light. intransitive
"Has that dough risen yet?"
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take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance wordnet
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To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To have its source (in a particular place). intransitive
"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."
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come into existence; take on form or shape wordnet
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To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight). intransitive
"a noise rose on the air; odour rises from the flower"
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rise up wordnet
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To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel. intransitive
"At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection."
36
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.; To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur. intransitive
"A thought rose in me, which I believe very often perplexes […]men of contemplative natures."
37
To go up; to ascend; to climb. transitive
"to rise a hill"
38
To cause to go up or ascend. transitive
"to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water"
39
To retire; to give up a siege. obsolete
"He,[…] rising with small honour from Gunza,[…]was gone."
40
To come; to offer itself.
"There chaunced to the Princes hand to rize, / An auncient booke, […]"
41
To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form. dated
"One side of the form is now to be lifted from the stone just enough to allow the compositor to see whether it will rise or not but not so high as to let any loose letters drop out."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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. Cognates Cognate with Dutch rijzen (“to rise”), German reisen (“to fall”), Limburgish rieze (“to rise”), Faroese and Icelandic rísa (“to rise”), Norwegian Nynorsk risa, rise (“to rise”), Gothic *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (*reisan, “to rise”) (whence 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”)). Non-Germanic cognates include Cornish ardh (“height”), Irish arad, ard, árd (“high, tall”), Manx ard (“high, tall”), Scottish Gaelic àrd (“high”), Welsh ardd (“hill, upland”), Latin orior (“to rise”), Ancient Greek ἔρις (éris, “quarell, strife; contention, rivalry”) (whence Greek έριδα (érida, “feud”)), Albanian rashë (“to have fallen; to have flopped”), Bulgarian ръст (rǎst, “size; stature; growth”), Czech růst (“growth”), Macedonian раст (rast, “growth, height”), Polish rost, wzrost (“growth”), Russian рост (rost, “growth”), Serbo-Croatian ра̑ст, rȃst (“growth”), Slovene rȃst (“growth”), Old Armenian յառնեմ (yaṙnem, “to arise, rise”) (whence Armenian հառնել (haṙnel, “to rise up”)), Persian رمبیدن (rombidan, “to collapse”), Tocharian A ar- (“to evoke”), Tocharian B er- (“to evoke”), Hittite 𒀀𒊏𒀀𒄑𒍣 (arāwanzi, “to rise”), Sanskrit ऋ (ṛ, “to rise”).

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle English ris, rys, from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą (“twig; shoot”). More at rice.

Etymology 4

Variant spelling of Rice.

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