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rise /raɪz/ verb (past tense rose /rəʊz $ roʊz/, past participle risen /ˈrɪzən/) [intransitive]
rise noun
Irregular Forms: (risen)(rose)
خاتمه یافتن، نمودار شدن، ترقی کردن سرچشمه گرفتن، بلندی، افزایش، طالع شدن، بلند شدن، از خواب برخاستن، طغیان کردن، بالاامدن، طلوع کردن، سربالا رفتن، صعود کردن، ناشی شدن از، سر زدن، قیام، برخاست، صعود، طلوع، سربالایی، پیشرفت، ترقی کردن، ترقی خیز، علوم مهندسی: شیب سرچشمه، معماری: ارتفاع پله، بازرگانی: ترقی
Synonyms & Related Wordsrise[verb]Synonyms:- get up, arise, get to one's feet, stand up
- go up, ascend, climb
- advance, get on, progress, prosper
- get steeper, ascend, go uphill, slope upwards
- increase, go up, grow, intensify, mount
- rebel, mutiny, revolt
- originate, happen, issue, occur, spring
[noun]Synonyms:- increase, upsurge, upswing, upturn
- advancement, climb, progress, promotion
- upward slope, ascent, elevation, incline
- pay increase, increment, raise
(U.S.)- give rise to: cause, bring about, effect, produce, result in
Antonyms: retire, sit, fall, decline, abate, drop
Contrasted words: lie, lounge, recline, sit, loll, sprawl, descend, drop, lower, dip, plummet, sink, declension, decline, lessening, letup, reduction, slump, decrement, loss
Related Idioms: come to one's feet
Related Words: sit up,
straighten up,
surge,
tower,
climb,
scale,
elevate,
raise,
rear
English Thesaurus: get, obtain, acquire, inherit, gain, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. rise1 S2 W1 /raɪz/
verb (
past tense rose /rəʊz $ roʊz/,
past participle risen /ˈrɪz
ən/)
[intransitive][
Language: Old English;
Origin: risan]
1. INCREASE to increase in number, amount, or value
Synonym : go up Antonym : fallrise by
Sales rose by 20% over the Christmas period.rise from/to
The research budget rose from £175,000 in 1999 to £22.5 million in 2001.rise above
Temperatures rarely rise above freezing.rise dramatically/sharply/rapidly/steeply etc
The number of people seeking asylum in Britain has risen sharply.
The divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s.rising crime/unemployment/inflation etc
The country faces economic recession and rising unemployment.
The police seem unable to cope with the rising tide of (=large increase in) car crime.
REGISTERIn everyday English, people usually say an amount or level
goes up rather than
rises:
Prices have gone up a lot.2. GO UPWARDS to go upwards
Antonym : fall:
The floodwaters began to rise again.
She watched the bubbles rise to the surface.
the problems caused by climate change and rising sea levelsrise from
Smoke rose from the chimney.
The road rises steeply from the village.
The waves rose and fell.3. STAND formal to stand up:
Then she picked up her bag and rose to leave.rise from the table/your chair etc
The chairman rose from his chair and came forward to greet her.
He put down his glass and rose to his feet.4. BECOME SUCCESSFUL to become important, powerful, successful, or rich
Antonym : fallrise to
He rose to the rank of major.rise to prominence/fame/power
He had swiftly risen to prominence during the 1950s.
Mussolini rose to power in Italy in 1922.
people who rise to the top in their chosen professionsrise to do something
He rose to become chairman of the company.
She had joined the company as a secretary and risen through the ranks (=made progress from a low position to a high position) to become a senior sales director.5. BE TALL (
also rise up) to be very tall
rise above
The cliffs rose above them.rise from
huge rocks rising from the sea
The bridge rose majestically into the air.6. VOICE/SOUND a) to be loud enough to be heard
rise from
The sound of traffic rose from the street below.rise above
Her voice rose above the shouts of the children. b) to become louder or higher:
His voice rose in frustration.7. SUN/MOON/STAR to appear in the sky
Antonym : set:
The sun rises in the east.8. EMOTION if a feeling or emotion rises, you feel it more and more strongly:
She could sense her temper rising again.
There was an atmosphere of rising excitement in the school.
The doctor sounded optimistic and John’s hopes rose.9. rise to the occasion/challenge to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem, especially by working harder or performing better than usual:
a young athlete who can certainly rise to the occasion
The team rose to the challenge.10. AGAINST A GOVERNMENT/ARMY (
also rise up) if a large group of people rise, they try to defeat the government, army etc that is controlling them:
They rose up and overthrew the government.rise against
The prisoners rose against the guards and escaped.rise in revolt/rebellion
They rose in rebellion against the king.11. BREAD/CAKES ETC if bread, cakes etc rise, they become bigger because there is air inside them
12. BED literary to get out of bed in the morning
13. ALIVE AGAIN to come alive after having died ⇒
resurrectionrise from the dead/grave
On the third day Jesus rose from the dead.14. COURT/PARLIAMENT if a court or parliament rises, that particular meeting is formally finished
15. WIND formal if the wind rises, it becomes stronger:
The wind had risen again and it was starting to rain.16. RIVER literary if a river rises somewhere, it begins there:
The Rhine rises in Switzerland.17. rise and shine spoken used humorously to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed
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Collocationsrise nounI. increase ADJ. big, dramatic, huge, large, massive, sharp, strong, substantial | modest, slight, small | threefold, 80 per cent, etc. | appreciable, significant | abrupt, rapid, steep, sudden | slow | steady | inexorable, remorseless Unemployment continued its remorseless rise.
general, overall | annual, monthly | interest rate, pay, price, sea-level, tax, temperature, wage, etc. The union is demanding an across-the-board pay rise of 5%. PREP. on the ~ (= rising)
Crime is on the rise.
~ in a twofold rise in prices
~ on a rise on last year's levels [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rise II. becoming more powerful/important ADJ. meteoric, spectacular, swift PREP. ~ of the rise of capitalism
~ to His swift rise to the national team surprised everyone. PHRASES the rise and fall of sth the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
rise to fame/power/prominence a meteoric rise to fame [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rise verbI. move upwards ADV. majestically the cliffs which rise majestically from the ocean PREP. from Smoke rose from the chimney. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rise II. stand up ADV. slowly VERB + RISE make to, try to He made to rise but found his legs were not strong enough to support him. PREP. from She rose slowly from her chair to greet us. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rise III. get out of bed ADV. early, late He rose early and went for a walk. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rise IV. increase ADV. dramatically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially House prices have risen sharply in recent months.
a little, slightly | further, higher | steadily | fast, quickly, rapidly The cost of health care is rising faster than ever. VERB + RISE be expected to, be likely to, be projected to, be set to Entry standards into the profession are set to rise further.
be unlikely to | begin to | continue to PREP. above Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level.
by Unemployment has risen by 25,000 this month.
from, in Gas rose in price.
in line with State benefits will rise in line with inflation.
to Inflation rose from 2% to 5% last year. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Common Errorsriseverb
BAD: Many firms try to survive by rising productivity.
GOOD: Many firms try to survive by raising productivity.
Usage Note:See RAISE 3 (
raise)
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