rise
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ryzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹaɪz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
Move to a better position in life or to a better job
of a celestial body
To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
To slope upward.
Become heartened or elated
noun
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
chiefly ukalso australiacanadanew zealandsouth africa
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) An increase in salary or wages.
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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This meaning: To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
Used this way, rise is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Inflected forms
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A person who rises (especially from bed).
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Come to the surface.
The act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne).
A vertical pipe in a building.
A vertical pipe in a building.
A vertical pipe in a building.
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