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From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, rise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, spring”). See also raise.

Cognates

Cognate with Dutch rijzen (“to rise”), German reisen (“to fall”), Limburgish rieze (“to rise”), Faroese and Icelandic rísa (“to rise”), Norwegian Nynorsk risa, rise (“to rise”), Gothic *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (*reisan, “to rise”) (whence 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”)). Non-Germanic cognates include Cornish ardh (“height”), Irish arad, ard, árd (“high, tall”), Manx ard (“high, tall”), Scottish Gaelic àrd (“high”), Welsh ardd (“hill, upland”), Latin orior (“to rise”), Ancient Greek ἔρις (éris, “quarell, strife; contention, rivalry”) (whence Greek έριδα (érida, “feud”)), Albanian rashë (“to have fallen; to have flopped”), Bulgarian ръст (rǎst, “size; stature; growth”), Czech růst (“growth”), Macedonian раст (rast, “growth, height”), Polish rost, wzrost (“growth”), Russian рост (rost, “growth”), Serbo-Croatian ра̑ст, rȃst (“growth”), Slovene rȃst (“growth”), Old Armenian յառնեմ (yaṙnem, “to arise, rise”) (whence Armenian հառնել (haṙnel, “to rise up”)), Persian رمبیدن (rombidan, “to collapse”), Tocharian A ar- (“to evoke”), Tocharian B er- (“to evoke”), Hittite 𒀀𒊏𒀀𒄑𒍣 (arāwanzi, “to rise”), Sanskrit ऋ (ṛ, “to rise”).

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

  1. (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
    1. To move upwards.
      We watched the balloon rise.
      Disturbed by my footsteps, the birds rose above the treetops.
    2. To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
      This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
    3. To slope upward.
      The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
    4. (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
      • [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:
        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.
        The sun was rising in the East.
    5. To become erect; to assume an upright position.
      to rise from a chair or from a fall
    6. To leave one's bed; to get up.
      • 1965, “Colours”, performed by Donovan:
        Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
        In the morning, when we rise
    7. (figurative) To be resurrected.
      he rose from the grave; he is risen!
    8. (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
      The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
  2. (intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
    1. To attain a higher status.
      • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
        Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
      • 1846, Julius Hare, The Mission of the Comforter:
        among the rising theologians of Germany
      • 2023 August 20, Richard Galant, “Opinion: A powerful weapon for prosecutors is now in the hands of Fani Willis”, in CNN‎[1]:
        Caesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello is a hoodlum who rises swiftly in Chicago’s mob world, in the 1931 film “Little Caesar.” Played by Edward G. Robinson, Rico is tracked down by police and shot.
    2. Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
      • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
        Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
    3. To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
      to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
      • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
        The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; […] . Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.
    4. (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
      to rise a tone or semitone
  3. (intransitive) To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
    1. To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
      to rise to the occasion
      Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
      As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
      • 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian‎[2]:
        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.
    2. To develop, to come about or intensify.
      As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
    3. To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
      Has that dough risen yet?
    4. (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.
    5. To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
      a noise rose on the air; odour rises from the flower
    6. To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
      • 1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
        At our heels all hell should rise
        With blackest insurrection.
      • 1712 (date written), Alexander Pope, “Messiah. A Sacred Eclogue, in Imitation of Virgil’s Pollio.”, in The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. […], volume I, London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton, H. Lintot, J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, and S. Draper, published 1751, →OCLC, page 40:
        No more ſhall nation againſt nation riſe, / Nor ardent vvarriours meet vvith hateful eyes, […]
    7. To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
  4. (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
    to rise a hill
  5. (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
    to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
    to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it
    • 1882, William Clark Russell, My Watch Below:
      Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase.
  6. (obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
    • 1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
      He, […] rising with small honour from Gunza, […] was gone.
  7. To come; to offer itself.
  8. (printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
    • 1872, Thomas Lynch, The Printer's Manual: A Practical Guide for Compositors and Pressmen‎[3], page 134:
      One side of the form is now to be lifted from the stone just enough to allow the compositor to see whether it will rise or not but not so high as to let any loose letters drop out.

to move upwards

of a celestial body: to appear to move from behind the horizon

to assume an upright position after lying down or sitting — see get up

to leave one's bed; to get up — see get up

to be resurrected

of a quantity, etc: to increase

of a dough, etc: to swell or puff up in the process of fermentation

to have its source

Translations to be checked

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.
    • 2025 November 20, Simmone Shah, “Ukraine to Claim $44bn in Climate Damages From Russia. Why War Is So Bad For Emissions”, in TIME‎[4]:
      The war also triggered a number of forest fires that led to a 113% rise in emissions, according to the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.
  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, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
  4. (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
    The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
  5. 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.
  6. The front of a diaper.
  7. (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
  8. An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
    • 2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian‎[5]:
      the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.
  9. (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
    Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
    She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
  10. (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
    As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
    Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.

action of moving upwards

increase (in a quantity, price, etc)

From Middle English ris, rys, from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą (“twig; shoot”). More at rice.

rise (plural rises)

  1. Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
  1. ^ “rise”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ George Philip Krapp, The Pronunciation of Standard English in America (1919), page 119

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz..

rise c (singular definite risen, plural indefinite riser)

  1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

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rise

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of rir

rise

  1. third-person singular past historic of ridere

rise

  1. feminine plural of riso

  2. ^ riso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

rīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of rīsus

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

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

  1. mountain troll.
  2. jotun (jötunn).

From the noun ris (“spanking, whipping”).

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

  1. to spank

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

rise m (definite singular risen, indefinite plural risar, definite plural risane)

  1. a giant, jotun

From Old Norse rísa.

rise (present tense ris, past tense reis, past participle **rise, present participle risande, imperative ris)

  1. e-infinitive and split infinitive form of risa

rise (present tense risar, past tense risa, past participle risa, passive infinitive risast, present participle risande, imperative **rise/ris)

  1. e-infinitive and split infinitive form of risa

rīse

  1. inflection of rīsan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

rise

  1. inflection of rīsan:
    1. second-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive

rise (Cyrillic spelling рисе)

  1. vocative singular of ris

From Latin risus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

rise

  1. rice