(~s, rising, rose, ~n)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If something ~s, it moves upwards.
He watched the smoke ~ from his cigarette...
The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
VERB: V from/to n, V
•
Rise up means the same as ~ .
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 ~, you stand up. (FORMAL)
Luther rose slowly from the chair...
He looked at Livy and Mark, who had ~n to greet him.
VERB: V from n, V
•
Rise up means the same as ~ .
The only thing I wanted was to ~ up from the table and leave this house.
PHRASAL VERB: V P from n
3.
When you ~, you get out of bed. (FORMAL)
Tony had ~n early and gone to the cottage to work.
VERB: V
4.
When the sun or moon ~s, it appears in the sky.
He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had ~n.
? set
VERB: V
5.
You can say that something ~s 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 ~ .
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 ~s, it becomes higher.
The waters continue to ~ as more than 1,000 people are evacuated.
? fall
VERB: V
7.
If land ~s, it slopes upwards.
He looked up the slope of land that rose from the house...
The ground begins to ~ some 20 yards away...
? fall
VERB: V prep/adv, V
8.
If an amount ~s, 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 ~n...
The increase is needed to meet rising costs.
? fall
VERB: V from/to amount, V by amount, V amount, V, V-ing
9.
A ~ in the amount of something is an increase in it.
...the prospect of another ~ in interest rates...
= increase
N-COUNT: N in n
10.
A ~ is an increase in your wages or your salary. (BRIT; in AM, use raise )
He will get a pay ~ of nearly ?4,000.
= increase
N-COUNT
11.
The ~ of a movement or activity is an increase in its popularity or influence.
...the ~ of racism in America.
= increase
N-SING: the N of n
12.
If the wind ~s, it becomes stronger.
The wind was still rising, approaching a force nine gale.
VERB: V
13.
If a sound ~s or if someone’s voice ~s, 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 ~, 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 ~ against armed oppression.
VERB: V against n
•
Rise up means the same as ~ .
He warned that if the government moved against him the people would ~ up...
A woman called on the population to ~ up against the government.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P against n
rising (risings)
...popular risings against tyrannical rulers.
N-COUNT
15.
If someone ~s to a higher position or status, they become more important, successful, or powerful.
She is a strong woman who has ~n to the top of a deeply sexist organisation...
VERB: V prep
•
Rise up means the same as ~ .
I started with Hoover 26 years ago in sales and rose up through the ranks.
PHRASAL VERB: V P prep
16.
The ~ of someone is the process by which they become more important, successful, or powerful.
Haig’s ~ was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty...
? fall
N-SING: with poss
17.
If something gives ~ to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen.
Low levels of choline in the body can give ~ to high blood-pressure...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n
18.
to ~ to the bait: see bait
to ~ to the challenge: see challenge
to ~ to the occasion: see occasion