Word of the Day: rise - verb

English Word of the Day
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rise (rz)

v. rose (rz), ris·en (rzn), ris·ing, ris·es

v.intr.

1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.

2. To get out of bed: rose at dawn.

3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend: Hot air rises.

4. To increase in size, volume, or level: The river rises every spring.

5. To increase in number, amount, or value: Prices are rising.

6. To increase in intensity, force, or speed: The wind has risen.

7. To increase in pitch or volume: The sound of their voices rose and fell.

8. To appear above the horizon: The sun rises later in the fall.