rise
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greaterThe process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
» The sun is about to rise.
Bald wird die Sonne aufgehen. — al_ex_an_der
Солнце вот-вот взойдёт. — Selena777
Солнце сейчас встанет. — marafon
Сонце ось-ось зійде. — deniko
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9 sensesThe process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The rise of the tide.
There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
Anstieg, Zunahme, Erhöhung
подъёмpodʺjóm
підйо́мpidjóm
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
The rise of the working class.
The rise of the printing press.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, also)An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
Anstieg, Ansteigen, Zunahme
ростrost, возраста́ниеvozrastánije, подъёмpodʺjóm
зроста́нняzrostánnja, підйо́мpidjóm
increase in price or value
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
The front of a diaper.
A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
(informal)A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
The height of an arch or a step.
As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.
Pfeilhöhe
Examples
900 sentencesThe sun is about to rise.
Сонце ось-ось зійде. — deniko
ruСолнце вот-вот взойдёт. — Selena777
deBald wird die Sonne aufgehen. — al_ex_an_der
Prices are still on the rise.
Ціни все ще зростають. — deniko
The sun is rising.
Сонце встає. — deniko
ruСолнце встаёт. — Hellerick
deDie Sonne geht auf. — BraveSentry
The cost of living has risen.
Вартість життя зросла. — deniko
ruСтоимость жизни повысилась. — marafon
deDie Lebenskosten sind gestiegen. — Manfredo
The sun rises in the east.
Сонце встає на сході. — deniko
ruСолнце встаёт на востоке. — Balamax
deDie Sonne geht im Osten auf. — abcd
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from PFrom Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, rise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, spring”). See also raise.
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Forms
plural: risesSynonyms
20 synonyms- the act of changing location in an upward direction:ascentascensionascending
- an increase in cost:boosthikecost increase
- a movement upward; rise above the ground:risingascentascension
- increase in price or value:advance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises:upgraderising slope
- the amount a salary is increased:raisewage hikehikewage increasesalary increase
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B2Describing graphs and trends — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
6 patterns- rising rising
- is rising rising
- the sun rises
- on the rise
- sun rises
- rise in the
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.