English to English
rise
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noun (n)
- the amount a salary is increased(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- an increase in cost(noun.attribute)Example:
They asked for a 10% rise in rates.
source: wordnet30 - The act of rising, or the state of being risen.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- get up and out of bed(verb.body)Synonym:
arise, get up, turn out, uprise
Antonym:
bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out, turn insource: wordnet30 - become heartened or elated(verb.emotion)source: wordnet30
- exert oneself to meet a challenge(verb.competition)Example:
Rise to a challenge.
Rise to the occasion.
source: wordnet30 - To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: --
(a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait.(verb)source: webster1913 - To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill.(verb)source: webster1913