rise
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Noun
rise (plural rises)
- The action of moving upwards.
- (chiefly UK) An increase (in a quantity, price, etc); a raise.
- 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.
- (UK, Irish) An increase in someone's pay rate.
- The governor just gave me a rise of 2-pounds-6.
- (Sussex) A small hill (chiefly place names).
Antonyms
Derived terms
- earthrise
- get a rise out of
- moonrise
- pay rise
- sunrise
- take the rise
Verb
to rise (third-person singular simple present rises, present participle rising, simple past rose, past participle risen)
- (intransitive) To move upwards.
- We watched the balloon rise.
- (intransitive, 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.
- (intransitive) To be resurrected
- He rose from the grave.
- He is risen!
- (intransitive) of a quantity, price, etc, To increase.
Synonyms
- (move upwards): climb, go up
- (be resurrected): be resurrected, come back from the dead
- (of a quantity, etc: to increase): climb, increase, go up
Antonyms
- (move upwards): descend, drop, fall, sink
- (of a celestial body): set
- (of a quantity, etc: to increase): be reduced, decrease, drop, fall, go down
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Translations
To move upwards
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:37 GMT+00:00
0.1 percent in July The Associated Press The small rise in US factory orders reflected an increase of 0.4 percent in demand for durable goods, products expected to last at least three years. ... Summary Box: July factory orders rise 0.1 percent The Associated Press
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:19:00 GM
Stocks, U.S. Futures . Rise. on Stimulus Optimism; Yen Weakens. Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks rebounded from a seven-week low, US index futures gained and commodities advanced as earnings improved and speculation. ...
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