to rise
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1.0
- verb
- /raɪz/
:
subir
- The oil rises to the top, the sand goes to the bottom.
- the sun rises
- the moon rises
- smoke rises
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger.
- He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger.
- If you want to high nail as you rise, hands go out.
- The problem is, after the sun rises, you're not going to see them.
Examples
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The boy will rise high.
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Suddenly, from the noise, a calm voice rises, speaking as if from a distance.
Fiction book (1990) -
How hard does a woman have to fight to rise to the top position in her firm?
Academic text (2008) -
The lasting result would be that the United States would again rise to the top of international rankings.
Academic text (2011) -
In the lower oil price scenario, it rises to $21 in 2000 and $26 in 2010.
Academic text (1990) -
In the original design, the fluids rose up through the center of a steel pipe.
Academic text (2012) -
Meanwhile, shale gas has risen from two percent of US natural gas production.
Academic text (2015) -
The sun was starting to rise, lighting up the horizon in brilliant pinks and purples.
Academic text (2011) -
Believing that natural gas prices would rise, U.S. gas producers also began exploiting unconventional sources.
Academic text (2011) -
As the temperature increased, the mercury in the thermometer began to rise steadily.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Move up using your hands and feet, for example on rocks
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2.2
To move from below to a higher place, like a diver rising to the surface
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1.0
To move to a higher position
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1.0
To rise or move to a higher position
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3.9
To rise to the top and become visible after being hidden
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1.0
To move up using hands and feet, often with effort
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4.0
To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky
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2.0
Go to a higher place or level
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3.9
Move up through a liquid to the surface
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3.9
To rise into the air from the ground like a plane or rocket
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8.1
Allow dough to rise and become light before baking
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2.7
Move up into the air like smoke or mist
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4.4
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
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3.8
Rise very quickly to a much higher level
Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures
Antonyms
Idioms
An informal phrase to show hope that something will happen if nothing goes wrong
- Literature
To recover successfully after being ruined or failing completely
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
How far a liquid moves up a thin tube because of surface tension
A time when many people support the government owning businesses and sharing money
- Formal
A period when governments adopt free market policies and reduce state control since the late 1900s
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rise comes from an old English word rīsan meaning 'to get up' or 'move up'. So when smoke, mist, or the sun rise, they 'get up' and go higher into the air.