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to give rise

to give rise

49 3.5
Make something happen
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡɪv raɪz/
  • Formal
translation icon : dar lugar a
  • We don't know how the brain gives rise to consciousness.
  • give rise to new opportunities
  • give rise to feelings
  • inevitably gives rise to

So you don't have a unique process that gives rise to fractals.

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Examples

  • Demographic factors such as income, education, and region of a country may give rise to markedly different media environments.

    Academic text (1990)
  • This sudden freedom may give rise to problems of interpersonal relationships.

  • Given the opportunity, matter must give rise to life, and life to mind.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Property, once recognized, gave rise to the first rules of justice.

  • The problem that this gives rise to is called the tragedy of the Commons.

  • Embryonic stem cells can give rise to every cell type in the body.

  • The researchers expected this working environment might give rise to burnout in terms of emotional exhaustion.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Interaction among components is nonlinear and can give rise to unpredictable responses.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They suggest that the Me Too movement was a big trigger giving rise to fierce feminism.

  • The news of the funding cut will give rise to many challenges for the team working on the project.

Synonyms

to create
vsto give rise
1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

focuses more on causing events or existence rather than creative acts
to cause
vsto give rise
1.0

To make something happen

is a general phrase meaning to make things exist or start
to produce
vsto give rise
2.0

To make something, often in large amounts for sale

is a broader phrase that also covers causing events or results
to generate
vsto give rise
537 3.2

To make something that did not exist before

speaks more generally about causing things to happen or exist
to initiate
vsto give rise
426 4.5

To start something such as a project or discussion

is not limited to starting points and includes ongoing causes
to bring about
vsto give rise
203 3.0

To make something happen

is a more everyday phrase for producing the same outcome
to induce
vsto give rise
168 5.3

Cause a process, event, or feeling to start

is more general and not limited to starting processes alone
to provoke
vsto give rise
115 3.7

Cause a reaction or feeling

is broader, covering any way of making things happen
to breed
vsto give rise
93 3.9

To cause a feeling or situation to begin

is a general term that covers both quick and slow causes
to bring on
vsto give rise
81 3.5

Cause something, often a sickness or a bad feeling, to start

is neutral and applies to positive or negative outcomes alike
to spawn
vsto give rise
68 5.5

To make many new things or ideas appear

is broader, not limited to sudden or numerous outcomes
to instigate
vsto give rise
36 6.9

To cause something bad to start

is neutral and includes good or bad effects without blame
to give birth
vsto give rise
35 3.0

To cause a new idea or movement to begin

is less metaphorical and applies to causing things generally
to engender
vsto give rise
  • Formal
26 6.9

To make a feeling or situation start

is wider, covering both concrete events and abstract results
to beget
vsto give rise
19 7.9

To cause something to happen or exist

is the more common everyday phrase for causing outcomes
to bring forth
vsto give rise
16 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

covers that action but also ordinary causes of events
to call forth
vsto give rise
7 4.9

Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people

is more general, applying to many kinds of causal results

Antonyms

2.3

Stop something from happening or someone from doing it

206 2.4

To stop moving or make something stop moving

How Strong

to produce
2.0
to cause
1.0
to give rise
  • Formal
49 3.5
to bring about
203 3.0
to lead to
2.5

Surface Forms

give rise infinitive
gave rise past
given rise past participle
giving rise present participle
gives rise third person singular

Morphology

give + rise

The meaning 'to cause something to happen' is directly derivable from combining 'give' (to produce or cause) with 'rise' (to begin or come into existence): the phrase literally means to cause something to arise. This causative compositional pattern (often realized as 'give rise to') is cross-linguistically common and therefore should be predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The phrasal verb give rise may come from the simple image of something being made to stand up or appear. Think of give as 'cause' and rise as 'go up', like heat that makes steam rise, so it means 'to cause something to happen'.