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rising

/ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

  • To increase in value or standing.

  • To begin; to develop.

  • To go up; to ascend; to climb.

    "to rise a hill"

  • To cause to go up or ascend.

    "to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water"

  • To retire; to give up a siege.

  • To come; to offer itself.

  • To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.

Synonyms

come back from the dead,
arise,
get up,
climb,
climb,
go up,
increase

noun

Meaning

  • Rebellion.

  • The act of something that rises.

    "the risings and fallings of a thermometer"

  • A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.

    "salt rising; milk rising"

adjective

Meaning

  • Going up.

  • Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.

preposition

Meaning

  • More than; exceeding; upwards of.

    "a horse rising six years of age"