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- DictionaryRise/rīz/
verb
- 1. move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up: "the tiny aircraft rose from the ground"
- 2. get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling: "she pushed back her chair and rose"
noun
- 1. an upward movement; an instance of becoming higher: "the bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises"
- 2. an increase in amount, extent, size, or number: "local people are worried by the rise in crime"
The meaning of RISE is to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting. How to use rise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rise.
rise verb (INCREASE) B2 [ I ] to increase: Inflation is rising at/by 2.1 percent a month. The wind / storm is rising (= beginning to get stronger). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. [ I ] When emotions, etc. rise, they start to increase: Tempers are rising (= people are becoming angry).
Rise definition: to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position. See examples of RISE used in a sentence.
The noun rise means a movement upwards or an increase in an amount or quantity: a rise in interest rates. In British English it can also be used to mean an increase in pay:
1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling. 2. To get out of bed: rose at dawn. 3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend: Hot air rises. 4. To increase in size, volume, or level: The river rises every spring. 5. To increase in number, amount, or value: Prices are rising. 6.
As a verb, rise can mean anything from "get up" to "increase" to "rebel" to "return from the dead." As a noun, it can be an upward movement, a little hill, a wage increase, a price hike, or even the length from the waistband to the center seam on a pair of jeans — with a low rise, those fashionable jeans don't cover much of your mid-section ...
an increase in the level of something: a tax rise. a rise in interest rates. More examples. sb's rise to fame/power, etc. the period when someone becomes very famous or powerful. give rise to sth. to cause something: The bacteria live in the human body but do not give rise to any symptoms.
