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Webster's 1828 DictionaryRISE, v.i. rize. pret. rose; pp. risen; pron. rose, rizn. [See Raise.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryv. & n. --v.intr. (past rose; past part. risen) 1 move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up. 2 grow, project, expand, or incline upwards; become higher. 3 (of the sun, moon, or stars) appear above the horizon. 4 a get up from lying or sitting or kneeling (rose to their feet; rose from the table). b get out of bed, esp. in the morning (do you rise early?). 5 recover a standing or vertical position; become erect (rose to my full height). 6 (of a meeting etc.) cease to sit for business; adjourn (Parliament rises next week; the court will rise). 7 reach a higher position or level or amount (the flood has risen; prices are rising). 8 develop greater intensity, strength, volume, or pitch (the colour rose in her cheeks; the wind is rising; their voices rose with excitement). 9 make progress; reach a higher social position (rose from the ranks). 10 a come to the surface of liquid (bubbles rose from the bottom; waited for the fish to rise). b (of a person) react to provocation (rise to the bait). 11 become or be visible above the surroundings etc., stand prominently (mountains rose to our right). 12 a (of buildings etc.) undergo construction from the foundations (office blocks were rising all around). b (of a tree etc.) grow to a (usu. specified) height. 13 come to life again (rise from the ashes; risen from the dead). 14 (of dough) swell by the action of yeast etc. 15 (often foll. by up) cease to be quiet or submissive; rebel (rise in arms). 16 originate; have as its source (the river rises in the mountains). 17 (of wind) start to blow. 18 (of a person's spirits) become cheerful. 19 (of a barometer) show a higher atmospheric pressure. 20 (of a horse) rear (rose on its hind legs). 21 (of a bump, blister, etc.) form. 22 (of the stomach) show nausea. --n. 1 an act or manner or amount of rising. 2 an upward slope or hill or movement (a rise in the road; the house stood on a rise; the rise and fall of the waves). 3 an increase in sound or pitch. 4 a an increase in amount, extent, etc. (a rise in unemployment). b Brit. an increase in salary, wages, etc. 5 an increase in status or power. 6 social, commercial, or political advancement; upward progress. 7 the movement of fish to the surface. 8 origin. 9 a the vertical height of a step, arch, incline, etc. b = RISER 2. Phrases and idioms: get (or take) a rise out of colloq. provoke an emotional reaction from (a person), esp. by teasing. on the rise on the increase. rise above 1 be superior to (petty feelings etc.). 2 show dignity or strength in the face of (difficulty, poor conditions, etc.). rise and shine (usu. as imper.) colloq. get out of bed smartly; wake up. rise in the world attain a higher social position. rise to develop powers equal to (an occasion). rise with the sun (or lark) get up early in the morning. Etymology: OE risan f. Gmc Webster's 1913 DictionaryRise Rise, v. i. [imp. Rose; p. p. Risen; p. pr. & vb. n. Rising.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. Arise, Raise, Rear, v.] 1. To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait. (b) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like. (c) To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air. (d) To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet. (e) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer. (f) To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall. (g) To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early. He that would thrive, must rise by five. --Old Proverb. (h) To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea. (i) To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction. ``A rising ground.'' --Dryden. (j) To retire; to give up a siege. He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. --Knolles. (k) To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like. 2. To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically: (a) To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. ``He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good.'' --Matt. v. 45. (b) To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore. (c) To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower. (d) To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs. A scepter shall rise out of Israel. --Num. xxiv. 17. Honor and shame from no condition rise. --Pope. 3. To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax. Specifically: (a) To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion. ``High winde . . . began to rise, high passions -- anger, hate.'' --Milton. (b) To become of higher value; to increase in price. Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce. --Locke. (c) To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like. (d) To increase in intensity; -- said of heat. (e) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. (f) To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations. 4. In various figurative senses. Specifically: (a) To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel. At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection. --Milton. No more shall nation against nation rise. --Pope. (b) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed. Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. --Shak. (c) To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest. (d) To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur. A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures. --Spectator. (e) To come; to offer itself. There chanced to the prince's hand to rise An ancient book. --Spenser. 5. To ascend from the grave; to come to life. But now is Christ risen from the dead. --1. Cor. xv. 20. 6. To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report. It was near nine . . . before the House rose. --Macaulay. 7. To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone. 8. (Print.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form. Syn: To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale. Usage: Rise, Appreciate. Some in America use the word appreciate for ``rise in value;'' as, stocks appreciate, money appreciates, etc. This use is not unknown in England, but it is less common there. It is undesirable, because rise sufficiently expresses the idea, and appreciate has its own distinctive meaning, which ought not to be confused with one so entirely different. Webster's 1913 DictionaryRise Rise, n. 1. The act of rising, or the state of being risen. 2. The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step. 3. Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land. [Colloq.] 4. Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream. All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart. --R. Nelson. 5. Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet. --Shak. 6. Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like. The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war. --Sir W. Temple. 7. Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice. The ordinary rises and falls of the voice. --Bacon. 8. Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone. 9. The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water. Webster's 1913 DictionaryRise Rise, v. t. [See Rise, v. i.] 1. To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill. 2. To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it; to raise. Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase. --W. C. Russell. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(rises, rising, rose, risen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something rises, it moves upwards. He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette... The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him. VERB: V from/to n, V • Rise up means the same as rise. Spray rose up from the surface of the water... Black dense smoke rose up. PHRASAL VERB: V P from/to n, V P 2. When you rise, you stand up. (FORMAL) Luther rose slowly from the chair... He looked at Livy and Mark, who had risen to greet him. VERB: V from n, V • Rise up means the same as rise. The only thing I wanted was to rise up from the table and leave this house. PHRASAL VERB: V P from n 3. When you rise, you get out of bed. (FORMAL) Tony had risen early and gone to the cottage to work. VERB: V 4. When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky. He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had risen. ? set VERB: V 5. You can say that something rises when it appears as a large tall shape. (LITERARY) The building rose before him, tall and stately... VERB: V prep/adv • Rise up means the same as rise. The White Mountains rose up before me. PHRASAL VERB: V P prep/adv 6. If the level of something such as the water in a river rises, it becomes higher. The waters continue to rise as more than 1,000 people are evacuated. ? fall VERB: V 7. If land rises, it slopes upwards. He looked up the slope of land that rose from the house... The ground begins to rise some 20 yards away... ? fall VERB: V prep/adv, V 8. If an amount rises, it increases. Pre-tax profits rose from £842,000 to £1.82m... Tourist trips of all kinds in Britain rose by 10.5% between 1977 and 1987... Exports in June rose 1.5% to a record $30.91 billion... The number of business failures has risen... The increase is needed to meet rising costs. ? fall VERB: V from/to amount, V by amount, V amount, V, V-ing 9. A rise in the amount of something is an increase in it. ...the prospect of another rise in interest rates... = increase N-COUNT: N in n 10. A rise is an increase in your wages or your salary. (BRIT; in AM, use raise) He will get a pay rise of nearly £4,000. = increase N-COUNT 11. The rise of a movement or activity is an increase in its popularity or influence. ...the rise of racism in America. = increase N-SING: the N of n 12. If the wind rises, it becomes stronger. The wind was still rising, approaching a force nine gale. VERB: V 13. If a sound rises or if someone's voice rises, it becomes louder or higher. 'Bernard?' Her voice rose hysterically... His voice rose almost to a scream. VERB: V, V to n 14. When the people in a country rise, they try to defeat the government or army that is controlling them. The National Convention has promised armed support to any people who wish to rise against armed oppression. VERB: V against n • Rise up means the same as rise. He warned that if the government moved against him the people would rise up... A woman called on the population to rise up against the government. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P against n • rising (risings) ...popular risings against tyrannical rulers. N-COUNT 15. If someone rises to a higher position or status, they become more important, successful, or powerful. She is a strong woman who has risen to the top of a deeply sexist organisation... VERB: V prep • Rise up means the same as rise. I started with Hoover 26 years ago in sales and rose up through the ranks. PHRASAL VERB: V P prep 16. The rise of someone is the process by which they become more important, successful, or powerful. Haig's rise was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty... ? fall N-SING: with poss 17. If something gives rise to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen. Low levels of choline in the body can give rise to high blood-pressure... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 18. to rise to the bait: see bait to rise to the challenge: see challenge to rise to the occasion: see occasion Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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