rise
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
Verb 4 meanings
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
“We watched the balloon rise.”
To increase in value or standing.
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
“to rise to the occasion”
To go up; to ascend; to climb.
“to rise a hill”
Noun 4 meanings
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
“The rise of the tide.”
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
“The rise of the working class.”
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
“The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.”
Etymology
From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, rise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, spring”). See also raise.
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RISE at a glance
RISE has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,599 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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