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rise
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- pronunciation:
- raIz
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rises, rising, rose, risen |
| definition 1: |
When something rises, it goes up. When a balloon rises, it moves up in the air.
The airplane will rise into the sky after it takes off.- synonyms:
- climb, lift, stand
- antonyms:
- descend, dip, fall
- similar words:
- surface, well
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| definition 2: |
When you rise from your chair, you get up from sitting.
The students rose from their seats when the bell rang.- synonyms:
- stand up
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| definition 3: |
When you rise in the morning, you get up out of bed.
Dylan's family had to rise early in order to get to the airport on time.Courtney usually rises at seven o'clock in the morning.- antonyms:
- retire
- similar words:
- awake, wake
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| definition 4: |
If something rises, it gets higher or increases in size. If a river rises, the level of water in it becomes higher.
The creek rose several inches during the heavy rain.- synonyms:
- swell
- antonyms:
- fall, sink
- similar words:
- gain, increase
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| definition 5: |
If the price of something rises, it means that the price goes up in amount.
People get worried when the price of food rises.- synonyms:
- grow, swell
- antonyms:
- decrease, fall
- similar words:
- boom, increase, multiply
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| definition 6: |
When the sun rises, it can be seen in the morning. It comes up from the horizon.
The sun rises in the east.- synonyms:
- appear
- antonyms:
- set
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| definition 7: |
When bread dough rises, it increases in size and becomes higher.
The dough needs to rise before it can be baked in the oven.- similar words:
- puff, swell
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| definition 8: |
When we talk about where a river rises, we mean where the river begins.
The Danube River rises in an area of forests and low mountains in southern Germany. It flows through many European countries before it empties into the Black Sea.- synonyms:
- grow, swell, well
- similar words:
- come, emerge, flow, issue, proceed
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| definition 9: |
When people rise up against something, they begin to fight against it because they think it is wrong. They have a rebellion.
The people rose up against the cruel leader of the country.- synonyms:
- revolt
- similar words:
- rebel
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| related words: |
dawn, expand, flood, jump, soar, stand, stem |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A rise is an act of rising.
The family's rise from poverty to wealth is an amazing story.- synonyms:
- growth
- antonyms:
- decline, descent, fall
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| definition 2: |
A rise is an increase in height or level.
The rise of the river caused a lot of flooding.- synonyms:
- increase
- similar words:
- growth
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| definition 3: |
The rise of the sun is the movement of the sun above the horizon. It is dark until the rise of the sun.
We got up very early and watched the rise of the sun. |
| definition 4: |
A rise is a movement up in rank or position.
The young woman's rise to a top position in the company was very fast.- synonyms:
- promotion
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| definition 5: |
A rise is an increase in the number of something, or an increase in the value or degree of something.
The rise in highway accidents this year has been very sad.- antonyms:
- decline
- similar words:
- growth
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| definition 6: |
A rise is an area of ground that slopes up. A hill is a rise.
There is a beautiful view from the top of the rise.- synonyms:
- slope
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| related words: |
beginning, dawn, height |
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