rise

US /raɪz/

UK /raɪz/

A1

verb

  • To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • (Of bread) to get larger due to air being created
  • To achieve greater success and power or rank
  • To increase in quantity, degree, strength, value
  • To move from a lower position to a higher one
  • (Sun, etc.) to appear over the horizon, in the sky

noun

  • Act or process of achieving a higher rank, status
  • Ground higher than the areas next to or around it
  • Movement from lower to greater heights

Examples

He made to rise but found his legs were not strong enough to support him.

His swift rise to the national team surprised everyone.