rise to
[verb]
Synonyms: applaud, cheer, root

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rise to something phrasal verb (see also rise)
if you rise to a remark, you reply to it rather than ignoring it, especially because it has made you angry:
You shouldn’t rise to his comments.
He refused to rise to the bait (=react in the way someone wanted him to).

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rise to
rise to (something)
to react to a difficult situation by working harder to succeed.
It was a tough race, but Jean rose to the challenge and rode her horse beautifully.

He's handled many crises before, but can he rise to the task this time?

Related vocabulary: rise to the occasion

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rise to something
rise to (something)
to react to a difficult situation by working harder to succeed.
It was a tough race, but Jean rose to the challenge and rode her horse beautifully.

He's handled many crises before, but can he rise to the task this time?

Related vocabulary: rise to the occasion

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rise to
v. To succeed in doing what is expected by trying especially hard in or on; show that you are able to do or say what is needed or proper in or on.
Jane was surprised when the principal handed her the prize, but she rose to the occasion with a speech of thanks.
When Michael became sick on the day before the program, Paul rose to the need and learned Michael's part.

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