rise

verb (past rose /rōz/; past participle risen /ˈrizən/)

• 1move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up:the tiny aircraft rose from the ground
• (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear above the horizon:the sun had just risen
• (of a fish) come to the surface of water:a fish rose and was hooked and landed
• (of a voice) become higher in pitch:my voice rose an octave or two as I screamed
• reach a higher position in society or one’s profession:the officer was a man of great courage who had risen from the ranks
• (rise above) succeed in not being limited or constrained by (a restrictive environment or situation):he struggled to rise above his humble background
• (rise above) be superior to:I try to rise above prejudice

• 2get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling:she pushed back her chair and rose
• get out of bed, especially in the morning:I rose and got dressed
• chiefly British (of a meeting or a session of a court) adjourn:the judge’s remark heralded the signal for the court to rise
• be restored to life:your sister has risen from the dead he would rise again from the dead on the third day
• (of a wind) start to blow or to blow more strongly:the wind continued to rise
• (of a river) have its source:the Euphrates rises in Turkey
• cease to be submissive, obedient, or peaceful:the activists urged militant factions to rise up
• (rise to) (of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (provocation):he didn’t rise to my teasing
• (rise to) find the strength or ability to respond adequately to (a challenging situation):many participants in the race had never sailed before, but they rose to the challenge

• 3(of land or a feature following the contours of the land) incline upward; become higher:the moorlands rise and fall in gentle folds
• (of a building, mountain, or other high object or structure) be much taller than the surrounding landscape:the cliff rose more than a hundred feet above us
• (of someone’s hair) stand on end:he felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck
• (of a building) undergo construction from the foundations:rows of two-story houses are slowly rising
• (of dough) swell by the action of yeast:leave the dough in a warm place to rise
• (of a bump, blister, or weal) appear as a swelling on the skin:blisters rose on his burned hand
• (of a person’s stomach) become nauseated:Fabio’s stomach rose at the foul bedding

• 4increase in number, size, amount, or quality:land prices had risen
• (of the sea, a river, or other body of water) increase in height to a particular level, typically through tidal action or flooding:the river level rose so high the work had to be abandoned figurativethe rising tide of crime
• (of an emotion) develop and become more intense:he felt a tide of resentment rising in him
• (of a sound) become louder; be audible above other sounds:her voice rose above the clamor
• (of a person’s mood) become more cheerful:her spirits rose as they left the ugly city behind
• (of the color in a person’s face) become deeper, especially as a result of embarrassment:he was teasing her, and she could feel her color rising
• (of a barometer or other measuring instrument) give a higher reading.

• 5 (rising) approaching (a specified age):she was thirty-nine rising forty Polly shall have a young mare rising three years old

noun

• 1an upward movement; an instance of becoming higher:the bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises
• an act of a fish moving to the surface to take a fly or bait.
• an increase in sound or pitch:the rise and fall of his voice
• an instance of social, commercial, or political advancement:few models have had such a meteoric rise
• an upward slope or hill.
• the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline.
• another term for riser (sense 2).

• 2an increase in amount, extent, size, or number:local people are worried by the rise in crime
• British an increase in salary or wages.

• 3 [in singular] a source; an origin:it was here that the brook had its rise