rise (original) (raw)
rise verb (MOVE UP)
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The River Cam rises in/at a place called Ashwell.
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rise verb (BECOME SUCCESSFUL)
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rise verb (BE OPPOSED TO)
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rise verb (STOP WORK)
Parliament/The court rose at 6 p.m.
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rise noun (SLOPE/HILL)
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(Definition of rise from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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rise verb (MOVE UP)
rise verb (INCREASE)
He rose to fame in the 1940s.
rise verb (FIGHT)
Phrasal verbs
rise noun (SOMETHING THAT MOVES UP)
(Definition of rise from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of rise
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We find that for zero or moderate surface tension the speed at which a drop or plume rises increases algebraically with time.
In sum, disyllables have the same phonetic and developmental relation to monosyllables that falls have to rises.
When physical capital is complementary with human capital in production, returns on and the demand for skills rise with capital intensity.
For instance, over-blowing on a wind instrument can cause an octave rise, which holds as the pressure is reduced.
It consisted of aristocrats with recent titles, who rose from the very ranks of the municipal elite.
The subject of sea level rise is surrounded by uncertainties.
He told participants how he failed his examination and how he rose again.
The effects of climate change (for example) include sea level rises, and increased frequencies of droughts, storms, and extreme temperatures.
This problem surfaced as the issue of whether the rise of modern science was a natural development of premodern philosophy.
Their systems will therefore continue to face an increased cost rate as the dependency rate rises.
The rise of the seed plants and first trees are also covered.
This, however, would be unlikely to account for all of the observed rise and it is likely that there is a true increase in incidence.
A vertical bar rises the full height of the sash, 4in from the edge of the frame.
This tendency may even be visible in the subsequent rises in standard of living, especially during the 1920s.
The rise of labour militancy was perhaps the most important trend towards successful utilisation of non-violent action.
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Collocations with rise
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This might be one way of curbing the alarming rise in dyslexia.
Moreover, the consequent rise in prices was inevitable, though naturally later in its impact.
The past two decades have seen a continued rise in interest in the nature of the relationship between health care providers and recipients of that health care.
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