rise

[[t]raɪz[/t]] past tense rose [[t]rouz[/t]]: past participle risen [[t]ˈrɪzn[/t]]

1. verb

1) to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase:

Food prices are still rising

His temperature rose

If the river rises much more, there will be a flood

Her voice rose to a scream

Bread rises when it is baked

His spirits rose at the good news.

يَرْتَفِع

2) to move upwards:

Smoke was rising from the chimney

The birds rose into the air

The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.

يَعْلو، يَرْتَفِع، يَتَصاعَد

3) to get up from bed:

He rises every morning at six o'clock.

يَنْهَض

4) to stand up:

The children all rose when the headmaster came in.

يَقِف

5) (of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon:

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

تُشْرِق الشَّمْس

6) to slope upwards:

Hills rose in the distance

The ground rises at this point.

يَرْتَفِع، يَعْلو

7) to rebel:

The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.

يَثور

8) to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc:

He rose to the rank of colonel.

يَتَرَقّى

9) (of a river) to begin or appear:

The Rhône rises in the Alps.

يَظْهَر، يبدأ بالظُّهور

10) (of wind) to begin; to become stronger:

Don't go out in the boat – the wind has risen.

تَهُبُّ الرّيح، تَعلو

11) to be built:

Office blocks are rising all over the town.

يُبْنى، يَرْتَفِع

12) to come back to life:

Jesus has risen.

يُبْعَثُ حَيّا

2. noun

1) (the) act of rising:

He had a rapid rise to fame

a rise in prices.

ارتِقاء، صُعود

2) an increase in salary or wages:

She asked her boss for a rise.

زيادَه في الرّاتِب

3) a slope or hill:

The house is just beyond the next rise.

مُنْحَدَر

4) the beginning and early development of something:

the rise of the Roman Empire.

ظُهور، صُعود