Arise

Quick meaning: Arise is a verb meaning (intransitive) To come up from a lower to a higher position.

Meaning

(intransitive) To come up from a lower to a higher position.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
2. (intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
3. (obsolete) Arising, rising.

Example Sentences

He arose early in the morning.

to arise from a kneeling posture

A cloud arose and covered the sun.

the doubts that in his heart arose

Word Forms

• arises
• arising
• arisen
• arised
• arize

Synonyms for arise

Depending on context, synonyms include appear, emerge, originate, pop up, reappear, surface.

Antonyms for arise

Common opposites include lie, fall, descend, lie down, retire, sit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rise, get up, lift, stand up, grow, turn out.

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