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to arise

to arise

8 2.7
Move up into the air like smoke or mist
  • verb
  • /əˈraɪz/
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  • From the campfire, a cloud of smoke arose into the clear sky, visible for miles around.

I see a toenail moon arising.

Examples

  • Above in the air and just to his right, there began to arise an image of water.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Let hope arise and make the darkness hide

  • You notice a sensation arise in consciousness.

  • Next, above the low tone, a cautious melody arose, borne on the wind.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "And as dawn arose, Westley and Buttercup knew they were safe.

  • Profound was the moral darkness that enveloped the World from which the Star of Belén arose.

  • Little puffs of smoke arose from the Sacrus line after the fire started.

  • As the morning sun rose, a thick mist arose from the lake, filling the air with a cool, damp fog.

Synonyms

to rise
vsto arise
718 1.0

To move upward into the air, like smoke or mist

is mainly about smoke and mist moving into the air
to come up
vsto arise
571 2.2

To move from below to a higher place, like a diver rising to the surface

focuses on smoke or mist moving up into open air
to go up
vsto arise
442 1.0

To move to a higher position

is used particularly for things that rise into the air like mist
to emerge
vsto arise
249 3.5

To come out from behind or under something and become visible

focuses on upward movement into air rather than simply appearing
to lift
vsto arise
220 1.0

To rise or move to a higher position

describes upward movement into the air without external raising
to move up
vsto arise
43 2.0

Go to a higher place or level

specifies upward motion into the air for vapors and smoke
to rise up
vsto arise
33 3.9

Move up through a liquid to the surface

refers to upward motion into open air rather than surfacing from liquid
to billow
vsto arise
27 5.3

To rise and move in large, wave-like shapes, like smoke or cloth

is simple upward motion not emphasizing swelling or rolling form
to plume
vsto arise
1 6.3

To rise and spread in the air like smoke or steam

describes plain upward movement without a shaped spreading pattern
to uprise
vsto arise
7.5

Move upward, as mist or smoke does

is used chiefly for smoke or mist rising into the air

Antonyms

258 1.0

To go down below the surface of water and become underwater

150 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

How High

to soar
97 1.8
to billow
27 5.3
to arise
8 2.7
to waft
28 5.1
to drift
331 2.9

Surface Forms

arise infinitive
arising present participle
arises third person singular
arose past
arisen past participle

Morphology

arise = rise (semi-transparent) = a + rise

The meaning remains very close to 'rise', but the prefix 'a-' is not productively interpretable for most modern learners.

Etymology

Arise comes from the parts a- meaning 'up' and rise meaning 'to move up'. So when smoke or mist arises, it moves upward into the air.