rise

🇺🇸 /raɪz/ 🇬🇧 /raɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
intransitive verb
A2

to move upward

The water level will rise during the flood.

A2

to become more

Prices rise when demand is high.

A2

to appear above the horizon

The sun will rise at dawn.

B2

to become more successful

She rose to become a leader.

R

to stand up

Please rise when the judge enters.

R

to end a meeting

The court will rise at noon.

R

to become louder and higher

Her voice began to rise with excitement.

R

to blow more strongly

The wind will rise before the storm.

R

to become stronger

Fear began to rise in her heart.

R

to become red in the face

His cheeks rise with embarrassment.

R

to stand up straight

The hair on my arm rise when I'm scared.

R

to fight against authority

The people will rise against the unfair rules.

R

to be seen above

Mountains rise above the clouds.

R

to slope upward

The path will rise to the hilltop.

R

to begin to flow

The river rise in the mountains.

R

to become larger

The dough will rise if you wait.

R

to come back to life

Hope can rise from failure.

noun
B1

an increase

There was a rise in temperature today.

B1

more money earned

Workers want a pay rise this year.

B2

becoming more successful

His rise to fame was quick.

B2

an upward movement

We saw the rise of the balloon.

R

an upward slope

The house is on a small rise.

translation

vi. to move upward; to become more; to appear above the horizon; to become more successful; to stand up; to end a meeting; to become louder and higher; to blow more strongly; to become stronger; to become red in the face; to stand up straight; to fight against authority; to be seen above; to slope upward; to begin to flow; to become larger; to come back to life
n. an increase; more money earned; becoming more successful; an upward movement; an upward slope

Word Forms

Past rose
Perfect risen
3rd Present rises
Progressive rising
Plural rises