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to rise

to rise

319 1.0
To get up from bed or from a sitting position
  • verb
  • /raɪz/
translation icon : levantarse
  • Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the President's party.
  • rise in the morning
  • rise early
  • rise to speak

People will either sit and complain about the process they're in, or they will rise and get creative.

Examples

Synonyms

to get up
vsto rise
695 1.0

To stand up from sitting or lying down

is the same movement but differs only by word choice
to stand up
vsto rise
559 1.0

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

also covers leaving bed or moving from lying as well as from sitting
to arise
vsto rise
44 3.0

Get up from bed, a chair, or the floor

is the same action but expressed with a different word form
to get to one's feet
vsto rise
20 2.9

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

covers the general act of becoming upright without implying a reactive cause
to turn out
vsto rise
5 2.3

To get out of bed, usually early in the morning

also applies to becoming upright from sitting or lying not only leaving bed
to uprise
vsto rise
8.6

To stand up from sitting or lying down

is the same action but is an alternative word form

Antonyms

to sit down
∞ 1.0

Move from standing into a chair or onto the ground

to lie down
221 1.0

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

Idioms

on the rise
63 4.2

Becoming more common or happening more often

to rise and shine
  • Informal
34 3.9

To wake up and start the day with energy

to rise to the challenge
6 4.2

Face a difficult task and succeed at it

to rise from the ashes
5 5.7

Become successful again after a big loss or disaster

to rise like a phoenix
  • Literature
1 7.4

To recover and become stronger after a very hard time

Lord willing and the creek don't rise
  • Informal
9.9

An informal phrase to show hope that something will happen if nothing goes wrong

to rise to the purple
  • Archaic
9.9

Gain a very high position quickly when people do not expect it

to rise like Lazarus from the ashes
  • Literature
9.8

To recover successfully after being ruined or failing completely

to rise with the lark
  • UK
7.7

Wake up very early in the morning, often at sunrise

Phrasal Verbs

to rise up
69 5.8

Join others to fight against those in power

to give rise
  • Formal
49 3.5

Make something happen

to rise again
35 5.7

Come back to life or return to activity after a time away

to rise up
33 3.9

Move up through a liquid to the surface

to get a rise out of
  • Informal
8 6.8

Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them

to rise early
3 1.0

To get out of bed early in the morning

to rise up
1 4.9

Stand up on the back legs, often suddenly from fear or excitement

to take its rise
  • Archaic
7.5

To begin at a certain time or place

Compounds

high-rise
40 3.0

A tall building with many floors that holds homes or offices

rise to power
11 5.3

The act of gaining control of a country, like becoming president

low-rise
2 4.0

A building with only one or a few floors and no elevator

rise in prices
2 3.1

An increase in the amount of money people pay for goods or services

low-rise
1 3.5

Trousers or jeans that sit low on the hips below the waistline

height of capillary rise
  • Specialized
7.7

How far a liquid moves up a thin tube because of surface tension

rise of socialism
5.4

A time when many people support the government owning businesses and sharing money

rise of idiocracy
  • Offensive
9.6

A growing trend of foolish leaders and bad decisions in a society

rise of neoliberalism
  • Formal
8.2

A period when governments adopt free market policies and reduce state control since the late 1900s

rise of papism
  • Slur
9.9

An increase in the Catholic Church's power in government

rise of Ruscism
  • Literature
9.9

An increase in Russian nationalism in politics and society

How Quickly

to spring up
43 3.3
to stand up
559 1.0
to rise
319 1.0
to get up
221 1.0
to sit up
126 1.0

Surface Forms

rise infinitive
rising present participle
rises third person singular
rose past
risen past participle

Etymology

Rise comes from an old English word rīsan meaning 'to get up' or 'stand up'. So to rise from bed or a chair is the literal original idea of 'getting up'.