arise

uh-RYZ/əˈɹaɪz/

Formsarises, arising, arose, arisen

4 meanings of arise

1
verbintransitive
To begin to happen or come into being, often without warning.
Like a bubble that suddenly forms and floats up in a glass of soda.
New questions often arise when people read the news.
A disagreement arose between the two groups during the meeting.
Similaremerge, occur, develop, appear, surface
Oppositedisappear, vanish
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2
verbintransitive
To move up from a lower place to a higher one.
Like steam rising up from a hot cup of tea.
Smoke began to arise from the chimney into the cold air.
Mist arose slowly from the valley floor at dawn.
Similarrise, spring
Oppositedescend, sink, fall
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3
verbintransitive
To get out of bed and stand up.
She likes to arise early and watch the sunrise.
He arose before dawn to start his chores.
Similarawaken
Oppositeretire

Less common meaning

4
nounobsolete
The act of rising or moving upward.
The arise of the sun woke the whole village.
And if before the Sunne haue meaſured heauen With triple circuit thou regreet vs not, We meane to take his mornings next ariſe. For meſſenger, he will not be reclaim’d, And meane to fetch thee in deſpight of him.
c. 1587, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First PartHere, arise means a rising, the act of the sun coming up in the morning.
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Origin

From Old English ārīsan, meaning to rise or get up. It is made from a- plus rise.