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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan (“to rise, stand up, rise together, be fit, be fitting, be becoming, be proper”), from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise, move vertically up or down, go”), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (“to rise, arise”). Cognate with West Frisian rize, Eastern Frisian risa (“to arise”), Dutch rijzen (“to rise, ascend, lift”), Low German risen (“to rise or fall”), German dialectal reisen (“to fall”), Icelandic rísa (“to rise”). Related also to German reisen (“to travel, fare”), Dutch reizen (“to travel”), Danish rejse (“to travel”), Swedish resa (“to travel”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rris (“I raise, grow”) and Russian рость (rast, “growth”). See also raise.

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Verb [edit]

rise (third-person singular simple present rises, present participle rising, simple past rose, past participle risen)

  1. (intransitive) To move upwards.
    We watched the balloon rise.
  2. (intransitive, of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation
    The sun was rising in the East.
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, Chapter 4,
      And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.
  3. (intransitive) To be resurrected
    He rose from the grave.
    He is risen!
  4. (intransitive) of a quantity, price, etc, To increase.
  5. (intransitive) To develop.
    • 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, Guardian:
      Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.
  6. (of a river) to have its source (in a particular place).
    • 1802 December 1, “Interesting description of the Montanna Real”, in The Monthly magazine, or, British register, Number 94 (Number 5 of Volume 14), page 396:
      The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14ʹ south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco.

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Translations [edit]

To move upwards
of a celestial body: to appear to move from behind the horizon
to be resurrected
of a quantity, etc: to increase
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From the above verb.

Noun [edit]

rise (plural rises)

  1. The 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.
    Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
  2. The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
    The rise of the working class.
    The rise of the printing press.
    The rise of the feminists.
  3. (chiefly UK) An increase (in a quantity, price, etc).
  4. 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.
  5. (UK, Ireland, Australia) An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise.
    The governor just gave me a rise of 2-pounds-6.
  6. (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
  7. An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.

Synonyms [edit]

  • (increase in pay): raise

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Translations [edit]

action of moving upwards
increase (in a quantity, price, etc)
pay rise — see pay rise
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Italian [edit]

Verb [edit]

rise

  1. third-person singular past historic of ridere

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Latin [edit]

Participle [edit]

rīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of rīsus

Norwegian Bokmål [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse risi. Cognate with German Riese (“giant”)

Noun [edit]

rise m (definite singular risen; indefinite plural riser; definite plural risene)

  1. mountain troll.
  2. jotun (jötunn).
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Verb [edit]

rise (present tense riser; past tense riste; past participle rist)

  1. spank

References [edit]

  • “rise” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
  • “rise” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Tarantino [edit]

Noun [edit]

rise

  1. rice
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