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to rise

111 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.

Easter Sunday (2022)
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

44 7.3

Bring back to life after death or a long absence

describes the same return but happening without an external agent

to rise again

vsto rise

35 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

to bring back to life

vsto rise

9 4.8

To make people and things alive or working again

happens without another causing it, occurring on its own

to return from the dead

vsto rise

5 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

to die

∞ 1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

to perish

Formal

121 6.0

To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers

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

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

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.