rise

Etymology 1

From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”). See also raise. cognates Cognate with West Frisian rize, Saterland Frisian riese (“to arise”), Dutch rijzen (“to rise, ascend, lift”), German Low German riesen (“to rise; arise”), German dialectal reisen (“to fall”), Norwegian Nynorsk risa (“to rise”), Icelandic rísa (“to rise”). Related also to German reisen (“to travel, fare”), Dutch reizen (“to travel”), Danish rejse (“to travel”), Swedish resa (“to travel”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rris (“I raise, grow”) and Russian рост (rost, “growth”).

verb

1. (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
   1. To move upwards.
      We watched the balloon rise.
   2. To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
      This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
   3. To slope upward.
      The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
   4. (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
      The sun was rising in the East.
   5. To become erect; to assume an upright position.
      to rise from a chair or from a fall
   6. To leave one's bed; to get up.
      Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise 1965, “Colours”, performed by Donovan
   7. (figurative) To be resurrected.
      he rose from the grave;   he is risen!
   8. (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
      The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
2. (intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
   1. To attain a higher status.
      among the rising theologians of Germany 1846, Julius Hare, The Mission of the Comforter
   2. Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
      Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return. 2013-07-06, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68
   3. To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
      to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
   4. To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
      to rise a tone or semitone
3. To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
   1. To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
      to rise to the occasion
      Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
      As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
   2. To develop.
      As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
      Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients. December 16, 2011, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian
   3. To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
      Has that dough risen yet?
   4. (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
      The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14ʹ south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco. 1802 December 1, “Interesting description of the Montanna Real”, in The Monthly magazine, or, British register, Number 94 (Number 5 of Volume 14), page 396
   5. To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.
      a noise rose on the air; odour rises from the flower
   6. To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
   7. To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
4. (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
   to rise a hill
5. (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
   to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
   to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it
   Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase. 1882, William Clark Russell, My Watch Below
6. (obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
7. To come; to offer itself.
8. (printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.

noun

1. The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
   The rise of the tide.
   There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
   Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
2. The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
   The rise of the working class.
   The rise of the printing press.
   The rise of the feminists.
3. (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
4. (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise: an increase in wage or salary.
   The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
5. 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.
6. (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
7. An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
   the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds. November 21 2019, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian
8. (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
   Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
   She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
9. (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
   As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
   Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ris, rys, from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą (“twig; shoot”). More at rice.

noun

1. Alternative form of rice (“twig”)