Definition

1. Noun:

   • An upward movement: The act of moving from a lower to a higher position or level.
   • An increase: A growth in amount, number, intensity, value, or status.
   • An upward slope: An area of ground that slopes upward.
   • Origin or beginning: The point or process of coming into existence.

2. Verb:

   • To move upward: To go from a lower to a higher position.
   • To get up: To stand up from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position; to get out of bed.
   • To increase: To become greater or more numerous in amount, intensity, value, or status.
   • To ascend: To appear above the horizon (for celestial bodies).
   • To rebel: To begin to oppose or fight against authority.
   • To originate: To have a specified beginning or source.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • There has been a steady rise in global temperatures. (An increase)
  • The road has a steep rise just around the corner. (An upward slope)
  • His rapid rise to fame surprised everyone. (An advancement in status)

• Verb:

  • Please rise when the judge enters the courtroom. (To stand up)
  • The sun rises in the east. (To appear above the horizon)
  • Dough needs to rise before baking. (To increase in volume)
  • The people decided to rise against the dictator. (To rebel)

Advanced Usage

• "to give rise to": To be the cause of something; to make something happen or begin.
  • The new evidence could give rise to a retrial.
• "to rise to the occasion": To show that one can deal with a difficult situation successfully.
  • When the team captain was injured, she rose to the occasion and led them to victory.
• "on the rise": Increasing in frequency, amount, or intensity.
  • Inflation is on the rise again.

Variants and Related Words

• Riser (n): A person who gets out of bed; a vertical part between the treads of a staircase.
  • He is an early riser.
• Rising (adj/n): Increasing; an act of rebellion.
  • The rising cost of living. / The peasant rising was suppressed.
• Uprise (v): An archaic or poetic variant of 'rise'.
• Raise (v): A transitive verb meaning to cause something to rise.
  • Please raise your hand.

Synonyms

• Noun: Increase, ascent, climb, advancement, upsurge, slope, hill.
• Verb: Ascend, climb, increase, grow, surge, stand up, get up, originate, revolt.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Rise above: To not allow something bad to affect you; to be superior to.
  • She managed to rise above the criticism and continue her work.
• Rise up: To rebel or protest; to move upward.
  • The citizens rose up against the unjust law.
• Rise to: To react to something, especially a challenge, in a positive way.
  • He always rises to a good debate.

Related Idioms

• Rise and shine: A cheerful command to wake up and get out of bed.
  • Rise and shine! It's a beautiful day.
• Rise from the ashes: To recover fully and successfully after a complete failure or destruction.
  • The company managed to rise from the ashes of bankruptcy.
• Rise through the ranks: To advance to a higher position within an organization through a series of promotions.
  • She rose through the ranks to become CEO.

Noun

1. increase in price or value
   • the news caused a general advance on the stock market
2. an increase in cost
   • they asked for a 10% rise in rates
3. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
   • the emanation of the Holy Spirit
   • the rising of the Holy Ghost
   • the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
4. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
5. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
6. the amount a salary is increased
   • he got a 3% raise
   • he got a wage hike
7. a movement upward
   • they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
8. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   • the car couldn't make it up the rise
9. the act of changing location in an upward direction
10. a growth in strength or number or importance

Verb

1. return from the dead
   • Christ is risen!
   • The dead are to uprise
2. come up, of celestial bodies
   • The sun also rises
   • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
   • Jupiter ascends
3. increase in volume
   • the dough rose slowly in the warm room
4. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
5. exert oneself to meet a challenge
   • rise to a challenge
   • rise to the occasion
6. become heartened or elated
   • Her spirits rose when she heard the good news
7. rise in rank or status
   • Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
8. get up and out of bed
   • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
   • They rose early
   • He uprose at night
9. become more extreme
   • The tension heightened
10. go up or advance
    • Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
11. move to a better position in life or to a better job
    • She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
12. come into existence; take on form or shape
    • A new religious movement originated in that country
    • a love that sprang up from friendship
    • the idea for the book grew out of a short story
    • An interesting phenomenon uprose
13. come to the surface
14. rise up
    • The building rose before them
15. rise to one's feet
    • The audience got up and applauded
16. increase in value or to a higher point
    • prices climbed steeply
    • the value of our house rose sharply last year
17. move upward
    • The fog lifted
    • The smoke arose from the forest fire
    • The mist uprose from the meadows