# rise

Pronunciation: say "RYZ" /ɹaɪz/

## Verb

1. Of a quantity, price, or similar measure, to increase or become greater.
   - Simple: To go up in amount, price, or number.
   - _Unemployment continued to rise throughout the recession._
   - _Sea levels rise as polar ice continues to melt._
2. To move, or appear to move, upward from a lower position; also, to go up or climb something such as a hill.
   - Simple: To move up or go higher, or to go up something such as a hill.
   - _Bubbles rise to the surface as the kettle heats up._
   - _As the diver dropped her weight belt, she felt her body rise toward the light._
4. To advance to a higher rank, status, or position within a group or society.
   - Simple: To reach a higher rank or position in life.
   - _He managed to rise from clerk to director in ten years._
   - _Talented players rise quickly through the junior ranks._
7. To appear to climb up from behind the horizon as a planet turns, the way the sun does each morning.
   - Simple: To come up over the edge of the sky, like the sun does each morning.
   - _The full moon will rise in the east shortly after sunset._
   - _Sailors once timed their journeys by when certain stars rise above the horizon._
8. To come about and develop, or to grow stronger in force or intensity, as a feeling, a situation, or a style of speech or writing does.
   - Simple: To start and grow stronger, as a feeling, situation, or speech does.
   - _A sense of panic can rise quickly in a packed crowd._
   - _By evening the wind had begun to rise, rattling the shutters and bending the trees._
14. To leave one's bed and get up, typically in the morning after a night's sleep.
   - Simple: To get up out of bed after sleeping.
   - _She likes to rise early and walk before breakfast._
   - _The monks here rise well before sunrise to pray._
9. To extend or grow upward, reaching a certain height above the ground.
   - Simple: To grow taller or reach up to a certain height.
   - _The new cathedral will rise above every rooftop in the town._
   - _Ancient redwoods rise far above the forest floor._
10. To stand up or move into an upright position, especially after sitting, kneeling, or lying down.
   - Simple: To stand up or move into an upright position.
   - _Guests are expected to rise when the bride enters the hall._
   - _The congregation rose to sing the closing hymn._
11. To return to life after death; to be resurrected.
   - Simple: To come back to life after dying.
   - _The faithful trust that the dead rise to new life._
   - _According to the gospel, Christ rose on the third day._
12. Of dough or batter, to swell and puff up as gas forms or expands inside it, becoming light and airy.
   - Simple: Of dough, to swell and puff up as gas forms inside it.
   - _Cover the bowl and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size._
   - _Yeast breads rise because trapped gas expands the gluten network._
13. To take up arms against an authority; to rebel or go to war.
   - Simple: To turn against those in power and start to fight them.
   - _Oppressed provinces often rise when promised reforms never arrive._
   - _The peasants rose in open revolt after the harvest failed._
15. To have its source or origin in a particular place, as a river does.
   - Simple: To begin at a certain place, the way a river starts from its source.
   - _Several tributaries rise in the high plateau before joining the main river._
   - _The Thames rises in a meadow in Gloucestershire._
16. To respond well to a demand or difficulty, finding the strength or skill needed to meet it, usually in 'rise to the occasion' or 'rise to the challenge'.
   - Simple: To do well when a hard moment calls for it, as in 'rise to the challenge'.
   - _When the city fell behind on snow removal, neighbors rose to the occasion and cleared every sidewalk on the block._
   - _He always seems to rise to the challenge under pressure._
18. To slant or slope gradually upward from a lower level to a higher one.
   - Simple: To slant gently upward from one point to a higher one.
   - _The meadows rise gently toward the foot of the mountains._
   - _The road rises steadily as it approaches the pass._
21. To cause something to go up or ascend, as when a fish is drawn up to the surface.
   - Simple: To make something come up, such as a fish to the top of the water.
   - _If you can't rise a fish with a dry fly, switch to one that sinks._
   - _The guide rose a salmon on his second cast but lost it at the net._
22. To bring an official sitting to an end; to adjourn, as a court or legislature does.
   - Simple: To end an official meeting and break up, as a court or parliament does.
   - _The committee will rise at noon whether or not it reaches a decision._
   - _The House rose late that evening after a long debate._
23. To come to mind; to occur or suggest itself, as a thought or idea does.
   - Simple: To come into your mind, like a thought or question that suddenly appears.
   - _As she listens to old songs, faint memories rise in her mind._
   - _A sudden idea rose in his mind during the meeting._
24. To become perceptible to a sense other than sight, as a smell or sound does.
   - Simple: To start to be noticed by smell, sound, or another sense.
   - _Murmurs rise from the crowd as the speaker pauses._
   - _The scent of jasmine rose through the open window._
25. Of a voice, instrument, or melody, to move up the scale to a higher pitch.
   - Simple: To go up to a higher musical note or pitch.
   - _The violins rise an octave in the final movement._
   - _His tenor rose effortlessly into the upper register._

## Noun

3. The process or instance of coming to prominence, gaining power, fame, or importance.
   - Simple: The act of becoming famous, powerful, or important.
   - _Historians still study the rise of ancient empires._
   - _Her rapid rise to fame caught the media's attention._
5. An increase in a quantity, price, or other measurable amount.
   - Simple: An increase in an amount, price, or number.
   - _The council announced a rise in council tax for next year._
   - _Economists warned of a further rise in interest rates._
6. An act or process of moving upward or going higher, as of a balloon, the sun, or the tide.
   - Simple: The act of moving up or going higher.
   - _The kids cheered at the slow rise of the hot-air balloon over the treetops._
   - _The sudden rise of the water in the creek forced the campers to move their tents._
17. A piece of rising ground; a gentle upward slope or low hill.
   - Simple: A piece of higher ground that slopes up and hides what lies beyond it.
   - _The riders disappeared over a grassy rise on the horizon._
   - _From the top of the rise, the whole town came into view._
19. A marked visible or audible reaction provoked from a person or group. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A strong, clear reaction from someone, often when you tease or upset them.
   - _He knew the comment would get a rise out of his rival._
   - _She knew the joke about his haircut would get a rise out of him, and it did._
20. Short for pay rise: an increase in someone's wage or salary. *(Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK)* — Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
   - Simple: Short for pay rise: more money in your wages or salary.
   - _The union negotiated a modest rise for all staff._
   - _He was hoping for a rise to cover the higher rent._
26. The vertical height of an arch or of a single step in a staircase.
   - Simple: How tall an arch or a step is from bottom to top.
   - _Building codes limit the rise of each stair for safety._
   - _The architect increased the rise of the arch to add grandeur._
27. The amount of fabric extending from the waistband to the crotch in pants or shorts.
   - Simple: The amount of cloth between the waist and the crotch in pants or shorts.
   - _The tailor measured the rise before adjusting the waistband._
   - _These pants have a longer rise for added comfort._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To come; to present or offer itself, as an opportunity does.
- (verb) Of an army, to pull back and abandon the siege of a town or fort.
- (verb) In letterpress printing, of a locked form of type, to come up off the stone in one piece with no letters falling out.
- (noun) The front panel of a diaper, the part that comes up over the stomach.
- (noun) A low hill, found mostly in the names of places.
- (noun) Another spelling of rice in its old sense of a small branch or twig.

## Origin

Old English rīsan became Middle English risen. Before that come Proto-West Germanic *rīsan and Proto-Germanic *rīsaną, and the ultimate source is the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rey- ("to rise, arise"), though another view traces it to *h₃er- ("to stir, rise"). The word is related to raise, and its cognates include Dutch rijzen and Icelandic rísa.

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