1. (of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent: "new difficulties had arisen"Similarcome to lightbecome apparentmake an appearanceappearemergecrop/turn upcome aboutsurfacespring upenter into the pictureoccurensueset intranspirecome into being/existencebegincommenceliterary:befallcome to pass
▪ come into being; originate: "the practice arose in the nineteenth century"
2. get or stand up:formal, literary"he arose at 9:30 and went out for a walk"Similarstand upriseget to one's feetget upjump upleap upspring upbecome erectstraighten upOppositesit downlie down
Word OriginOld Englishārīsan, from ā- ‘away’ (as an intensifier) + the verb rise.