Rise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Rise up; "The building rose before them".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
Go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 5
Become more extreme; "The tension heightened".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- The oppressed people rise against the tyrannical government, demanding justice and equality.
- She decided to rise up against the corrupt system, refusing to be a part of it anymore.
- The rebel leader encouraged the people to rise and join the fight for freedom and independence.
- As the citizens' dissatisfaction grew, they began to rise up and resist the oppressive regime.
- The people of the small town vowed to rise in defiance of the unjust laws imposed on them.
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Meaning 7
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 8
Increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 9
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 10
Come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 11
Come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 12
Come to the surface.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 13
Increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year".
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Meaning 14
Move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 15
Get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 16
Become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news".
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Verbs of feeling.
Meaning 17
Return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.