rise
rise Lexical Profile
rise Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An upward movement or an increase in number, size, amount, or quality.
"Economists predicted a steady rise in housing prices over the next decade."
An advancement in social status, rank, power, or importance, or the emergence of something significant.
"The historian wrote a comprehensive book about the rapid rise of the Roman Empire."
An upward slope, hill, or piece of rising ground in a landscape.
"They built their cabin on a gentle wooded rise overlooking the valley."
British An increase in a worker's salary or wages.
"After completing the major project ahead of schedule, she asked her manager for a pay rise."
• verb
To move from a lower position to a higher one; to go or come up.
"Watch the hot-air balloons rise slowly into the morning sky."
To increase in number, size, amount, degree, or intensity.
"Global temperatures have continued to rise over the past century."
To get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling, or to get out of bed after sleeping.
"The audience members rose from their seats to applaud the orchestra."
To advance to a higher rank, status, or position of importance, or to overcome a challenge.
"Starting as an intern, she quickly rose to become the director of engineering."
To swell and puff up due to the action of yeast or another leavening agent (of dough or batter).
"Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let the bread dough rise in a warm place for an hour."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Rise' is primarily an intransitive verb meaning to move upward on one's own (e.g., 'The sun rises'), whereas 'raise' is a transitive verb that requires a direct object (e.g., 'She raised her hand'). In British English, the noun 'rise' is the standard term for a salary increase, where American English uses 'raise'.
• Rhymes for rise
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'rīsan' (to rise from sleep, stand up, ascend), derived from Proto-Germanic '*rīsaną', related to Old Norse 'rísa' and Gothic 'urreisan'.