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    Rise
    /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" Similar stand upget/rise to one's feetget upjump upOpposite sit

    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" Similar increasehikeadvancegrowth
  2. Define rise. rise synonyms, rise pronunciation, rise translation, English dictionary definition of rise. v. rose , ris·en , ris·ing , ris·es v. intr. 1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling. 2. To get out of bed: rose at dawn. 3.

  3. Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it: He raised his head from the pillow.

  4. RISE definition: 1. to increase in level: 2. to move up: 3. to stand, especially after sitting: . Learn more.

  5. 5 days ago · You can say that something rises when it appears as a large tall shape. [literary] The building rose before him, tall and stately. [VERB preposition/adverb] The towers rise out of a concrete podium. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: loom, tower, soar, rise up More Synonyms of rise. Rise up means the same as rise .

  6. Rise almost always has to do with something that’s becoming taller or higher, like when you rise from your chair or your grades that rise when you study harder. As a verb, rise can mean anything from "get up" to "increase" to "rebel" to "return from the dead."

  7. 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: Should I ask my boss for a rise? In North American English this is a raise: a three per cent pay raise. Rise can also mean the process of becoming more powerful or important:

  8. The noun rise means a movement upward or an increase in an amount or quantity: a rise in interest rates. Rise can also mean the process of becoming more powerful or important: her dramatic rise to power.

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