rise

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

The red line is 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