rise
♦♦♦ rise /r'aɪz/ (rises rising rose risen)
1 [VERB] V from/to n, V
If something rises, it moves upwards.
He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette...
The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P from/to n, V P
Rise up means the same as rise.
Spray rose up from the surface of the water...
Black dense smoke rose up.
2 [VERB] V from n, V
When you rise, you stand up. (FORMAL)
Luther rose slowly from the chair...
He looked at Livy and Mark, who had risen to greet him.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P from n
Rise up means the same as rise.
The only thing I wanted was to rise up from the table and leave this house.
3 [VERB] V
When you rise, you get out of bed. (FORMAL)
Tony had risen early and gone to the cottage to work.
4 [VERB] V
When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky.
He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had risen.
≠ set
5 [VERB] V prep/adv
You can say that something rises when it appears as a large tall shape. (LITERARY)
The building rose before him, tall and stately...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P prep/adv
Rise up means the same as rise.
The White Mountains rose up before me.
6 [VERB] V
If the level of something such as the water in a river rises, it becomes higher.
The waters continue to rise as more than 1,000 people are evacuated.
≠ fall
7 [VERB] V prep/adv, V
If land rises, it slopes upwards.
He looked up the slope of land that rose from the house...
The ground begins to rise some 20 yards away...
≠ fall
8 [VERB] V from/to amount, V by amount, V amount, V, V-ing
If an amount rises, 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 risen...
The increase is needed to meet rising costs.
≠ fall
9 [N-COUNT] N in n
A rise in the amount of something is an increase in it.
...the prospect of another rise in interest rates...
= increase
10 [N-COUNT]
A rise is an increase in your wages or your salary. (BRIT; in AM, use raise)
He will get a pay rise of nearly £4,000.
= increase
11 [N-SING] the N of n
The rise of a movement or activity is an increase in its popularity or influence.
...the rise of racism in America.
= increase
12 [VERB] V
If the wind rises, it becomes stronger.
The wind was still rising, approaching a force nine gale.
13 [VERB] V, V to n
If a sound rises or if someone's voice rises, it becomes louder or higher.
`Bernard?' Her voice rose hysterically...
His voice rose almost to a scream.
14 [VERB] V against n
When the people in a country rise, 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 rise against armed oppression.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P against n
Rise up means the same as rise.
He warned that if the government moved against him the people would rise up...
A woman called on the population to rise up against the government.
● rising [N-COUNT]
...popular risings against tyrannical rulers.
15 [VERB] V prep
If someone rises to a higher position or status, they become more important, successful, or powerful.
She is a strong woman who has risen to the top of a deeply sexist organisation...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P prep
Rise up means the same as rise.
I started with Hoover 26 years ago in sales and rose up through the ranks.
16 [N-SING] with poss
The rise of someone is the process by which they become more important, successful, or powerful.
Haig's rise was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty...
≠ fall
17 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If something gives rise to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen.
Low levels of choline in the body can give rise to high blood-pressure...
18
to rise to the bait: see bait
to rise to the challenge: see challenge
to rise to the occasion: see occasionrise above
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you rise above a difficulty or problem, you manage not to let it affect you.
It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.rise up
see rise 1, 2, 5, 14, 15
1 [VERB] V from/to n, V
If something rises, it moves upwards.
He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette...
The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P from/to n, V P
Rise up means the same as rise.
Spray rose up from the surface of the water...
Black dense smoke rose up.
2 [VERB] V from n, V
When you rise, you stand up. (FORMAL)
Luther rose slowly from the chair...
He looked at Livy and Mark, who had risen to greet him.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P from n
Rise up means the same as rise.
The only thing I wanted was to rise up from the table and leave this house.
3 [VERB] V
When you rise, you get out of bed. (FORMAL)
Tony had risen early and gone to the cottage to work.
4 [VERB] V
When the sun or moon rises, it appears in the sky.
He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had risen.
≠ set
5 [VERB] V prep/adv
You can say that something rises when it appears as a large tall shape. (LITERARY)
The building rose before him, tall and stately...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P prep/adv
Rise up means the same as rise.
The White Mountains rose up before me.
6 [VERB] V
If the level of something such as the water in a river rises, it becomes higher.
The waters continue to rise as more than 1,000 people are evacuated.
≠ fall
7 [VERB] V prep/adv, V
If land rises, it slopes upwards.
He looked up the slope of land that rose from the house...
The ground begins to rise some 20 yards away...
≠ fall
8 [VERB] V from/to amount, V by amount, V amount, V, V-ing
If an amount rises, 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 risen...
The increase is needed to meet rising costs.
≠ fall
9 [N-COUNT] N in n
A rise in the amount of something is an increase in it.
...the prospect of another rise in interest rates...
= increase
10 [N-COUNT]
A rise is an increase in your wages or your salary. (BRIT; in AM, use raise)
He will get a pay rise of nearly £4,000.
= increase
11 [N-SING] the N of n
The rise of a movement or activity is an increase in its popularity or influence.
...the rise of racism in America.
= increase
12 [VERB] V
If the wind rises, it becomes stronger.
The wind was still rising, approaching a force nine gale.
13 [VERB] V, V to n
If a sound rises or if someone's voice rises, it becomes louder or higher.
`Bernard?' Her voice rose hysterically...
His voice rose almost to a scream.
14 [VERB] V against n
When the people in a country rise, 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 rise against armed oppression.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P against n
Rise up means the same as rise.
He warned that if the government moved against him the people would rise up...
A woman called on the population to rise up against the government.
● rising [N-COUNT]
...popular risings against tyrannical rulers.
15 [VERB] V prep
If someone rises to a higher position or status, they become more important, successful, or powerful.
She is a strong woman who has risen to the top of a deeply sexist organisation...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P prep
Rise up means the same as rise.
I started with Hoover 26 years ago in sales and rose up through the ranks.
16 [N-SING] with poss
The rise of someone is the process by which they become more important, successful, or powerful.
Haig's rise was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty...
≠ fall
17 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If something gives rise to an event or situation, it causes that event or situation to happen.
Low levels of choline in the body can give rise to high blood-pressure...
18
to rise to the bait: see bait
to rise to the challenge: see challenge
to rise to the occasion: see occasionrise above
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you rise above a difficulty or problem, you manage not to let it affect you.
It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.rise up
see rise 1, 2, 5, 14, 15