arise

arise

intransitive verb \ə-ˈrīz\

arose \-ˈrōz\ aris·en \-ˈri-z^ən\ aris·ing \-ˈrī-ziŋ\

Definition of ARISE

1

: to get up : rise

2

a : to originate from a source

b : to come into being or to attention

3

: ascend

Examples of ARISE

1. These problems arise when people try to avoid responsibility.
2. Questions have arisen concerning the company's financial records.
3. The sport arose in the 19th century.
4. The opportunity arose for a new position to be created.
5. A conflict arose because of a misunderstanding.
6. Tumors arose in different areas of the skin.

Origin of ARISE

Middle English, from Old English ārīsan, from ā-, perfective prefix + rīsan to rise — more at abide

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ARISE

Synonyms

get up, rise, roll out, turn out, uprise

Antonyms

bed (down), retire, turn in

Related Words

arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, stir, wake

Near Antonyms

catnap, doze, drop off, lie up, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze; bunk, perch, roost, settle; couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop (down), lie (down), recline

See Synonym Discussion at spring

Rhymes with ARISE

abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, capsize, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, crosswise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, quantize, queen-size, remise, reprise, revise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise, uprise