RISE


Meaning of RISE in English

(~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

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