Rise

Quick meaning: Rise is a verb meaning (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

Meaning

(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
2. (intransitive) To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
3. (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
4. (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
5. To come; to offer itself.
6. (printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
7. (obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.

Example Sentences

to rise a hill

The rise of the tide.

He,[…] rising with small honour from Gunza,[…]was gone.

to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water

Word Forms

• rises
• rising
• risen
• rised
• risest
• riseth

Synonyms for rise

Depending on context, synonyms include climb, arise, get up, increase, raise, advance.

Antonyms for rise

Common opposites include descend, drop, fall, sink, set, decrease.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ascending, ascent, lift, ascension, arise, upgrade.

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