rise

rise is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

ring - rise - road

Pronunciation

• enPR: rīz, IPA ^(key): /raɪz/
• SAMPA: /raIz/

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Noun

Singular rise

Plural rises

1. (countable) A rise is an increase in something, is when something gets higher.

   I got a pay rise so now I can buy a bigger car.

Verb

Plain form rise

Third-person singular rises

Past tense rose

Past participle risen

Present participle rising

1. (intransitive) When you rise, you get up from where you are sitting or lying down.

   I rise from bed in the morning.

   He rose from his seat very quickly.

2. (intransitive) When something rises, it goes up.

   The airplane rose off the ground.

Related words

• riser
• raise