to arise

Examples

• All

• For you fear no God, arise.

  From Hell (2001)

• And the changes that are positive in the brain from activity arise from getting up and moving and getting out and going for a good walk.

• Some days they would sleep, arise at sundown, set out walking, and keep at it all night.

  Fiction book (1997)

• For what purpose does the gentleman from Nebraska arise?

  Wilson (1944)

• My uncle slept upstairs and slept heavily, not even arising until after I had left for school.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Arise now!

  The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

• Arise, Sir Lancelot, Knight of Camelot.

  Love Don’t Fade Away (2023)

• Participants did the RBE at three points during the day: upon arising, at midday, and before going to sleep.

  Academic text (2008)

• Every morning, I arise at 6 AM to start my day.

• When the alarm rang, he got out of bed and arose immediately.

Synonyms

G

to get up

vsto arise

695 1.0

To stand up from sitting or lying down

focuses on the general act of getting up from bed or other positions

S

to stand up

vsto arise

559 1.0

To get up from sitting or lying and be on your feet

covers getting up from bed as well as rising to stand

R

to rise

vsto arise

319 1.0

To get up from bed or from a sitting position

is the identical basic action without extra nuance

G

to get to one's feet

vsto arise

20 2.9

To stand up after sitting or lying down and to recover after a problem

covers ordinary getting up that may happen for any reason

T

to turn out

vsto arise

5 2.3

To get out of bed, usually early in the morning

includes getting up at other times and from other positions as well

S

to spring out of bed

vsto arise

• Informal

1 2.8

To get out of bed quickly and full of energy

describes getting up without implying speed or energetic motion

U

to uprise

vsto arise

8.6

To stand up from sitting or lying down

is the same action described in everyday terms rather than archaic form

Antonyms

S

to sit

∞ 1.0

To rest with your weight on your bottom on a seat

R

to remain

∞ 1.0

To stay in the same place or state and not change

L

to lie down

221 1.0

To put your body flat on a bed to rest or sleep

How Fast

to hop up

5 4.4

to arise

44 3.0

to stand up

559 1.0

to sit up

126 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology