rise

verb

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

   “We watched the balloon rise.”

   “Disturbed by my footsteps, the birds rose above the treetops.”

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

   “This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.”

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

   “The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.”

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

   “And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.”

   “The sun was rising in the East.”

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

   “to rise from a chair or from a fall”

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

   “Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise”

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

   “he rose from the grave;   he is risen!”

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

   “The committee rose after agreeing to the report.”

   “It was near nine[…]before the House rose.”

9. (intransitive)To increase in value or standing.

   “Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.”

   “among the rising theologians of Germany”

   “Caesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello is a hoodlum who rises swiftly in Chicago’s mob world, in the 1931 film “Little Caesar.” Played by Edward G. Robinson, Rico is tracked down by police and shot.”

10. (intransitive)To increase in value or standing.

    “Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.”

11. (intransitive)To increase in value or standing.

    “to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.”

    “The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.”

12. (intransitive)To increase in value or standing.

    “to rise a tone or semitone”

13. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “to rise to the occasion”

    “Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.”

    “As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.”

    “Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.”

14. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.”

    “To-night the winds begin to rise ⁠And roar from yonder dropping day: ⁠The last red leaf is whirl’d away, The rooks are blown about the skies; […]”

15. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “Has that dough risen yet?”

16. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14ʹ south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco.”

17. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “a noise rose on the air; odour rises from the flower”

18. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection.”

    “No more ſhall nation againſt nation riſe, / Nor ardent vvarriours meet vvith hateful eyes, […]”

19. (intransitive)To begin, to develop; to be initiated.

    “A thought rose in me, which I believe very often perplexes […]men of contemplative natures.”

20. (transitive)To go up; to ascend; to climb.

    “to rise a hill”

21. (transitive)To cause to go up or ascend.

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

    “to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it”

    “Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase.”

22. (obsolete)To retire; to give up a siege.

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

23. To come; to offer itself.

    “There chaunced to the Princes hand to rize, / An auncient booke, […]”

24. (dated)To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.

    “One side of the form is now to be lifted from the stone just enough to allow the compositor to see whether it will rise or not but not so high as to let any loose letters drop out.”

noun

1. The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.

   “The rise of the tide.”

   “There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.”

   “Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.”

   “The war also triggered a number of forest fires that led to a 113% rise in emissions, according to the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.”

2. The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.

   “The rise of the working class.”

   “The rise of the printing press.”

   “The rise of the feminists.”

3. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, also)An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
4. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, sometimes)Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).

   “The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.”

5. The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.

   “The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.”

6. The front of a diaper.
7. A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
8. An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.

   “the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.”

   “I went along up the bank with one eye out for pap and t'other one out for what the rise might fetch along.”

9. (informal)A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.

   “Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.”

   “She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.”

10. The height of an arch or a step.

    “As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.”

    “Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.”

11. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of rice (“twig”).

name

1. A surname.