rise

Plural: rises

Noun

a growth in strength or number or importance
the act of changing location in an upward direction
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
a movement upward
- "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
the amount a salary is increased
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
an increase in cost
- "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
increase in price or value
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
The front of a diaper.
A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
The height of an arch or a step.
Alternative form of rice (“twig”).

Verb

Verb Forms: rose, risen, rising, rises

To move upwards; to ascend.
move upward
increase in value or to a higher point
rise to one's feet
rise up
come to the surface
come into existence; take on form or shape
move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
go up or advance
become more extreme
get up and out of bed
rise in rank or status
become heartened or elated
exert oneself to meet a challenge
- "rise to a challenge"
- "rise to the occasion"
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
increase in volume
come up, of celestial bodies
- "The sun also rises"
return from the dead
- "Christ is risen!"
- "The dead are to uprise"
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To move upwards.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To slope upward.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To become erect; to assume an upright position.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To leave one's bed; to get up.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To be resurrected.
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
To increase in value or standing.
To attain a higher status.
To increase in value or standing.
Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
To increase in value or standing.
To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
To increase in value or standing.
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To develop, to come about or intensify.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To have its source (in a particular place).
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
To go up; to ascend; to climb.
To cause to go up or ascend.
To retire; to give up a siege.
To come; to offer itself.
To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.

Examples

a noise rose on the air; odour rises from the flower
As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
Disturbed by my footsteps, the birds rose above the treetops.
Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.
Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
Has that dough risen yet?
he rose from the grave; he is risen!
His score began to "RISE" dramatically after a series of power plays.
Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
The rise of the feminists.
The rise of the printing press.
The rise of the tide.
The rise of the working class.
The sun was rising in the East.
There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
to rise a hill
to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it
to rise a tone or semitone
to rise from a chair or from a fall
to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
to rise to the occasion
We watched the balloon rise.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”). See also raise.
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian rize, Saterland Frisian riese (“to arise”), Dutch rijzen (“to rise, ascend, lift”), German Low German riesen (“to rise; arise”), German dialectal reisen (“to fall”), Norwegian Nynorsk risa (“to rise”), Icelandic rísa (“to rise”). Related also to German reisen (“to travel, fare”), Dutch reizen (“to travel”), Danish rejse (“to travel”), Swedish resa (“to travel”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rris (“I raise, grow”) and Russian рост (rost, “growth”).

Synonyms

acclivity, advance, arise, ascend, ascending, ascension, ascent, boost, climb, climb up, come up, cost increase, develop, emanation, get up, go up, grow, heighten, hike, jump, lift, mount, move up, originate, procession, prove, raise, rear, rebel, resurrect, rise up, rising, rising slope, salary increase, spring up, stand up, surface, turn out, upgrade, uprise, wage hike, wage increase, wax, be resurrected, come back from the dead, increase, pay raise, wake

Antonyms

descent, fall, go to bed, lie down, set, sit down, turn in, wane, be reduce, decrease, descend, drop, go down, sink

Scrabble Score: 4

rise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 4

rise: valid Words With Friends Word