rise
rise [rise rises rose risen rising] noun, verb BrE [raɪz] NAmE [raɪz]
noun
INCREASE
1. countable an increase in an amount, a number or a level
• The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises.
•~ in sth There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work.
•Insulin is used to control the rise of glucose levels in the blood.
2. countable (BrE) (NAmE raise)an increase in the money you are paid for the work you do
• I'm going to ask for a rise.
• He criticized the huge pay rises awarded to industry bosses.
IN POWER/IMPORTANCE
3. singular ~ (of sb/sth) the act of becoming more important, successful, powerful, etc
•the rise of fascism in Europe
•the rise and fall of the British Empire
•her meteoric rise to power
UPWARD MOVEMENT
4. singular an upward movement
• She watched the gentle rise and fall of his chest as he slept.
SLOPING LAND
5. countable an area of land that slopes upwards
Syn: ↑slope
• The church was built at the top of a small rise.
see also ↑high-rise
Word Origin:
Old English rīsan ‘make an attack’, ‘wake, get out of bed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijzen and German reisen.
Thesaurus:
rise noun
1. C
•The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises.
increase • • growth • • surge • • gain • • spiral • • upturn • • inflation • |AmE raise • |informal, especially journalism hike •
Opp: fall, Opp: decline, Opp: drop
(a/an) rise/increase/growth/surge/gain/spiral/upturn/inflation/hike in sth
(a/an) rise/increase/growth/surge/gain/inflation/hike of 20%
(a) tax/price/wage rise/increase/growth/inflation/raise/hike
see (a/an) rise/increase/growth/surge/gain/upturn/inflation/hike
Increase, rise or growth? Growth is used more often about sth positive; increase and rise are used more often about sth negative
•the growth in earnings/employment
• an alarming increase/rise in violent crime
Rise is used more for sth that happens to rise, rather than deliberate increases; increase is used in both these ways.
2. sing.
•The film traces the rise of fascism in Europe.
development • • advance • • promotion • • progression • |often approving progress • |formal advancement •
Opp: fall
sb/sth's rise/promotion/progression/advancement to sth
chart/halt the rise/development/progression/progress of sth
assist the rise/development/progress/advancement of sth
Language Bank:
increase
Describing an increase
▪ Student numbers in English language schools in this country increased ▪ from 66 000 in 2008 to just over 84 000 in 2009.
▪ The number of students increased ▪ by almost 30% compared with the previous year.
▪ Student numbers shot up ▪ / increased dramatically ▪ in 2009.
▪ The proportion of Spanish students rose sharply ▪ from 5% in 2008 to 14% in 2009.
▪ There was a significant rise ▪ in student numbers in 2009.
▪ The 2009 figure was 84 000, an increase of ▪ 28% on the previous year.
▪ The 2009 figure was 84 000, 28 per cent up ▪ on the previous year.
▪ As the chart shows, this can partly be explained by a dramatic increase ▪ in students from Spain.
Language Banks at ↑expect, ↑fall, ↑illustrate, ↑proportion
Which Word?:
rise / raise
Verbs
Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it: ▪ He raised his head from the pillow. ◇ ▪ We were forced to raise the price. When people or things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position: ▪ She rose from the chair. ◇ ▪ The helicopter rose into the air. Rise can also mean ‘to increase in number or quantity’: ▪ Costs are always rising. Nouns
The noun rise means a movement upwards or an increase in an amount or quantity: ▪ a rise in interest rates. In BrE it can also be used to mean an increase in pay: ▪ Should I ask my boss for a rise? In NAmE this is a raise: ▪ a three per cent pay raise. Rise can also mean the process of becoming more powerful or important: ▪ his dramatic rise to power.
Example Bank:
•His swift rise to the national team surprised everyone.
•That is the quickest rise to power I have ever seen.
•The union is demanding a pay rise of 5%.
•The union is demanding an across-the-board pay rise of 5%.
•Unemployment continued its remorseless rise.
•a meteoric rise to fame
•a rise on last year's levels
•a twofold rise in prices
•his rise from the music halls into a beloved star
•the alarming rise in obesity in the US
•the deterioration of our trade balance and the corresponding rise in protectionism
•the inexorable rise of oil prices
•the initial rise of a women's emancipation movement
•the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
•His eventual fall was as fast as his meteoric rise to power.
•The film traces the rise of fascism in Europe.
•The speed of her rise to fame has been astonishing.
•a rapid increase/growth/rise in the number of private cars.
•an alarming increase/rise in violent crime.
Idioms: ↑get a rise out of somebody ▪ ↑give rise to something ▪ ↑rise and shine
Derived: ↑rise above something ▪ ↑rise to something
verb (roseBrE [rəʊz] ; NAmE [roʊz] risenBrE [ˈrɪzn] ; NAmE [ˈrɪzn] )
MOVE UPWARDS
1. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to come or go upwards; to reach a higher level or position
• Smoke was rising from the chimney.
•The river has risen (by) several metres.
GET UP
2. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (formal)to get up from a lying, sitting or kneeling position
Syn: ↑get up
• He was accustomed to rising (= getting out of bed) early.
• They rose from the table.
•She rose to her feet.
OF SUN/MOON
3. intransitive when the sun, moon, etc. rises, it appears above the ↑horizon
• The sun rises in the east.
Opp: ↑set
END MEETING
4. intransitive (formal) (of a group of people)to end a meeting
Syn: ↑adjourn
• The House (= members of the House of Commons) rose at 10 p.m.
INCREASE
5. intransitive to increase in amount or number
•rising fuel bills
• The price of gas rose.
• Gas rose in price.
•Unemployment rose (by) 3%.
•Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level.
BECOME POWERFUL/IMPORTANT
6. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to become more successful, important, powerful, etc
•a rising young politician
• She rose to power in the 70s.
• He rose to the rank of general.
•She rose through the ranks to become managing director.
OF SOUND
7. intransitive if a sound rises, it become louder and higher
• Her voice rose angrily.
OF WIND
8. intransitive if the wind rises, it begins to blow more strongly
Syn: ↑get up
• The wind is rising— I think there's a storm coming.
OF FEELING
9. intransitive (formal)if a feeling rises inside you, it begins and gets stronger
• He felt anger rising inside him.
• Her spirits rose (= she felt happier) at the news.
OF YOUR COLOUR
10. intransitive (formal)if your colour rises, your face becomes pink or red with embarrassment
OF HAIR
11. intransitive if hair rises, it stands vertical instead of lying flat
•The hair on the back of my neck rose when I heard the scream.
FIGHT
12. intransitive ~ (up) (against sb/sth) (formal)to begin to fight against your ruler or government or against a foreign army
Syn: ↑rebel
• The peasants rose in revolt.
• He called on the people to rise up against the invaders.
related noun ↑uprising
BECOME VISIBLE
13. intransitive (formal)to be or become visible above the surroundings
• Mountains rose in the distance.
OF LAND
14. intransitive if land rises, it slopes upwards
• The ground rose steeply all around.
OF BEGINNING OF RIVER
15. intransitive + adv./prep. a river rises where it begins to flow
• The Thames rises in the Cotswold hills.
OF BREAD/CAKES
16. intransitive when bread, cakes, etc. rise, they swell because of the action of ↑yeast or ↑baking powder
OF DEAD PERSON
17. intransitive ~ (from sth) to come to life again
•to rise from the dead
• (figurative)Can a new party rise from the ashes of the old one?
more at sb's gorge rises at ↑gorge n., make sb's hackles rise at ↑hackles, draw yourself up/rise to your full height at ↑height
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English rīsan ‘make an attack’, ‘wake, get out of bed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijzen and German reisen.
Thesaurus:
rise verb
1. I
•rising fuel bills/divorce rates
increase • • grow • • climb • • escalate • • jump • • rocket • |especially spoken go up • |written soar • |disapproving spiral • • shoot up • |often approving leap • |especially business surge •
Opp: fall, Opp: drop, Opp: sink
rise/increase/grow/jump/go up/shoot up/soar in price, number, etc.
rise/increase/grow/go up/climb/jump/rocket/shoot up/soar (by) 10%, 200, etc.
rise/increase/grow/go up/climb/escalate/jump/rocket/shoot up/soar from 2% to 5%
Rise, increase or grow? Rise is the most frequent of these verbs. It is used most often about the number or level of sth; grow and increase can also be used about size and strength:
•Profits/Numbers have risen/grown/increased.
• Her confidence grew/increased.
✗ Her confidence rose.
2. I
•From the river the ground rises steeply towards the north.
slope • • climb •
Opp: drop away
rise/slope/climb towards sth
rise/slopeclimb steeply
rise/slope gently/slightly
Language Bank:
increase
Describing an increase
▪ Student numbers in English language schools in this country increased ▪ from 66 000 in 2008 to just over 84 000 in 2009.
▪ The number of students increased ▪ by almost 30% compared with the previous year.
▪ Student numbers shot up ▪ / increased dramatically ▪ in 2009.
▪ The proportion of Spanish students rose sharply ▪ from 5% in 2008 to 14% in 2009.
▪ There was a significant rise ▪ in student numbers in 2009.
▪ The 2009 figure was 84 000, an increase of ▪ 28% on the previous year.
▪ The 2009 figure was 84 000, 28 per cent up ▪ on the previous year.
▪ As the chart shows, this can partly be explained by a dramatic increase ▪ in students from Spain.
Language Banks at ↑expect, ↑fall, ↑illustrate, ↑proportion
Synonyms:
stand
get up • stand up • rise • get to your feet • be on your feet
These words all mean to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet, or to put yourself in this position.
stand • to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet: ▪ She was too weak to stand. ◇ ▪ Stand still ▪ when I'm talking to you!
Stand is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb stands, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are standing: ▪ We stood talking for a few minutes. ◇ ▪ He stood and looked out to sea.
get up • to get into a standing position from a sitting, kneeling or lying position: ▪ Please don't get up!
stand up • to be in a standing position; to stand after sitting: ▪ Stand up straight! ◇ ▪ Everyone would stand up when the teacher entered the classroom.
stand, get up or stand up?
Stand usually means ‘to be in a standing position’ but can also mean ‘to get into a standing position’. Stand up can be used with either of these meanings, but its use is more restricted: it is used especially when sb tells sb or a group of people to stand. Get up is the most frequent way of saying ‘get into a standing position’, and this can be from a sitting, kneeling or lying position; if you stand up, this is nearly always after sitting, especially on a chair. If you want to tell sb politely that they do not need to move from their chair, use get up: Please don't stand up!
rise • (formal) to get into a standing position from a sitting, kneeling or lying position: ▪ Would you all rise, please, to welcome our visiting speaker.
get to your feet • to stand up after sitting, kneeling or lying: ▪ I helped her to get to her feet.
be on your feet • to be standing up: ▪ I've been on my feet all day.
Example Bank:
•Adam rose abruptly from the table.
•Entry standards into the profession are set to rise further.
•Gas rose in price.
•He made to rise but found his legs were not strong enough to support him.
•He rose early and went for a walk.
•He rose to his full height and leaned across the table.
•House prices have risen sharply in recent months.
•Inflation rose from 2% to 5% last year.
•Lush green mountains rise up behind the airport.
•Pensions will rise in line with inflation.
•She rose shakily to her feet and looked around.
•She rose slowly from her chair to greet us.
•She rose unsteadily to her feet.
•Smoke rose from the chimney.
•Somehow he managed to rise to a sitting position.
•Tall chimneys rise into the air.
•The cost of health care is rising faster than ever.
•Unemployment has risen by 25 000 this month.
•the cliffs which rise majestically from the ocean
•Behind the house the ground rises steeply to the north.
•Interest rates are expected to rise from 4.5% to 5% in the next six months.
•The price of gas has risen by 3%.
•Would you all rise, please, to welcome our visiting speaker.
•rising fuel bills/divorce rates
See also: ↑raise
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