Rise Definition

rīz

risen, rises, rising, rose

verb

risen, rises, rising, rose

To stand or assume a vertical or more nearly vertical position, after sitting, kneeling, or lying.

Webster's New World

To get up after sleeping or resting.

Webster's New World

To increase in size, volume, or level.

The river rises every spring.

American Heritage

To go to a higher place or position; ascend.

Webster's New World

To increase in intensity, force, or speed.

The wind has risen.

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noun

rises

The act of rising; an ascent.

American Heritage

Upward movement; ascent.

Webster's New World

The actual or refracted appearance of the sun, moon, etc. above the horizon.

Webster's New World

A gently sloped hill.

American Heritage

A piece of high or rising ground; hill.

Webster's New World

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idiom

get a rise out of

Webster's New World

give rise to

Webster's New World

rise to

Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rise

Cognate with West Frisian rize, Eastern Frisian risa (“to arise"), Dutch rijzen (“to rise, ascend, lift"), Low German risen (“to rise or fall"), German dialectal reisen (“to fall"), 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 рость (rast, “growth").

From Wiktionary
From Middle English risen, from Old English rÄ«san (“to rise, stand up, rise together, be fit, be fitting, be becoming, be proper"), from Proto-Germanic *rÄ«sanÄ… (“to rise, move vertically up or down, go"), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (“to rise, arise"). See also raise.

From Wiktionary
Middle English risen from Old English rīsan er-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the above verb.

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