What is the meaning of rise?

noun

• A growth in strength or number or importance.
• The act of changing location in an upward direction.
  • synonyms: ascent, ascension, ascending
• An upward slope or grade (as in a road. )
  • usage: "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
  • synonyms: ascent, acclivity, raise, climb, upgrade
• A movement upward.
  • usage: "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
  • synonyms: rising, ascent, ascension
• The amount a salary is increased.
  • usage: "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
  • synonyms: raise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase
• The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises.
  • synonyms: upgrade, rising slope
• A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground.
  • synonyms: lift
• Theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. (
  • usage: "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
  • synonyms: emanation, procession
• An increase in cost.
  • usage: "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
  • synonyms: boost, hike, cost increase
• Increase in price or value.
  • usage: "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
  • synonyms: advance

verb

• Move upward.
  • usage: "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
  • synonyms: lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
• Increase in value or to a higher point.
  • usage: "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
  • synonyms: go up, climb
• Rise to one's feet.
  • usage: "The audience got up and applauded"
  • synonyms: arise, uprise, get up, stand up
• Rise up.
  • usage: "The building rose before them"
  • synonyms: lift, rear
• Come to the surface.
  • synonyms: surface, come up, rise up
• Come into existence; take on form or shape.
  • usage: "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
  • synonyms: originate, arise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
• Move to a better position in life or to a better job."She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
  • synonyms: ascend, move up
• Go up or advance.
  • usage: "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
  • synonyms: wax, mount, climb
• Become more extreme.
  • usage: "The tension heightened"
  • synonyms: heighten
• Get up and out of bed.
  • usage: "I get up at 7 A. M. Every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
  • synonyms: get up, turn out, arise, uprise
• Rise in rank or status.
  • usage: "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
  • synonyms: jump, climb up
• Become heartened or elated.
  • usage: "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
• Exert oneself to meet a challenge.
  • usage: "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
• Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance.
  • synonyms: rebel, arise, rise up
• Increase in volume.
  • usage: "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
  • synonyms: prove
• Come up, of celestial bodies.
  • usage: "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
  • synonyms: come up, uprise, ascend
• Return from the dead.
  • usage: "Christ is risen"; "The dead are to uprise"
  • synonyms: resurrect, uprise