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to rise

to rise

84 8.5
To come back to life after death
  • verb
  • /raɪz/
  • Literature
: resucitar
  • On the third day after his death, Jesus rose again.
  • the risen Christ
  • the risen Lord
  • Jesus rose

Now this Jesus who rose from the dead said, I love you, God loves you.

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Examples

  • He is risen.

  • Even Crossan would agree with O'Collins that the risen Christ has had a worldwide effect.

    Academic text (2008)
  • At that point, three other dead victims rise to a sitting position.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • So this is Christ after three days rising again from the tomb.

  • Martha said unto him, "I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Paul, for instance, was not a believer when he encountered the risen Lord on the road to Damascus.

    Academic text (2008)
  • On the third day after his death, Jesus rose again.

  • When Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to his disciples.

  • After being in the grave for three days, he rose to life.

Synonyms

to resurrect
vsto rise
59 7.3

Bring back to life after death or a long absence

describes the same return but happening without an external agent
58 4.8

To make people and things alive or working again

happens without another causing it, occurring on its own
to rise again
vsto rise
52 5.7

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

is used specifically for the dead rather than general absence or defeat
7 7.9

To come back to life or appear again after people thought it was gone

is expressed as a single short verb rather than a phrase

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

to perish
  • Formal
120 6.0

To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers

Idioms

64 4.2

Becoming more common or happening more often

38 3.9

To wake up and start the day with energy

Become successful again after a big loss or disaster

Face a difficult task and succeed at it

2 7.4

To recover and become stronger after a very hard time

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

Wake up very early in the morning, often at sunrise

9.9

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

To recover successfully after being ruined or failing completely

Phrasal Verbs

102 5.8

Join others to fight against those in power

80 3.9

Move up through a liquid to the surface

52 5.7

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

to give rise
  • Formal
50 3.5

Make something happen

10 6.8

Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them

To get out of bed early in the morning

1 4.9

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

1 7.5

To begin at a certain time or place

Compounds

25 3.0

A tall building with many floors that holds homes or offices

14 5.3

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

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

5 4.0

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

2 3.5

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

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

1 8.2

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

7.7

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

rise of idiocracy
  • Offensive
9.6

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

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

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 when stories say someone will rise from the dead, they use the clear image of the dead 'getting up' again.