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- [rahyz]
- /raɪz/
- /raɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyz]
- /raɪz/
Definitions of rise word
- verb without object rise to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees. 1
- verb without object rise to get up from bed, especially to begin the day after a night's sleep: to rise early. 1
- verb without object rise to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright. 1
- verb without object rise to get up after falling or being thrown down. 1
- verb without object rise to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel. 1
- verb without object rise to be built up, erected, or constructed. 1
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Origin of rise
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English risen (v.), Old English rīsan; cognate with Dutch rijzen, Old High German rīsan, Gothic reisan; akin to raise, rear2
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Parts of speech for Rise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rise
noun rise
- abruptness — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- accession — Accession is the act of taking up a position as the ruler of a country.
- acclivity — an upward slope, esp of the ground
- accretion — An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
verb rise
- acidify — to convert into or become acid
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
Antonyms for rise
noun rise
- abatement — Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it.
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
verb rise
- abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- age — Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
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