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- [rahyz uh-buhv]
- /raɪz əˈbʌv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyz uh-buhv]
- /raɪz əˈbʌv/
Definitions of rise above words
- verb without object rise above 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 above to get up from bed, especially to begin the day after a night's sleep: to rise early. 1
- verb without object rise above to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright. 1
- verb without object rise above to get up after falling or being thrown down. 1
- verb without object rise above to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel. 1
- verb without object rise above to be built up, erected, or constructed. 1
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Origin of rise above
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 above
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rise above 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 above usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rise above
verb rise above
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- crested — A crested bird is a bird that has a crest on its head.
- cresting — an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
Antonyms for rise above
verb rise above
- bemean — to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- condescend — If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
- deign — If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
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