v.
(past rose; past part. risen)
- come or go up.
▸reach a higher social or professional position.
▸
(rise above)
succeed in not being constrained by.
- get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling.
▸chiefly Brit. (of a meeting or a session of a court) adjourn.
- (of land) incline upwards.
▸(of a structure or natural feature) be much taller than the surrounding landscape.
- (of the sun, moon, or stars) appear above the horizon.
- increase in number, size, intensity, or quality.
-
(rise to)
respond well to (a challenging situation).
-
(often rise up)
cease to be submissive or peaceful.
- (of a river) have its source:
the Euphrates rises in Turkey.
- be restored to life.
n.
- an act of rising.
- an upward slope or hill.
- an increase in number, size, etc.
▸Brit. an increase in salary or wages.
- the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline.
▸another term for riser (in sense 2).
- the source of a river.
Phrase
- get
(or take)
a rise out of
informal provoke an angry or irritated response from. - on the rise
- increasing.
- becoming more successful.
- rise and shine
informal wake up and get out of bed promptly.
Etymology
OE rīsan ‘make an attack, get out of bed’, of Gmc origin.