RISE

RI ·SE 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 4 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a growth in strength or number or importance
  2. the act of changing location in an upward direction
  3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  4. a movement upward

💬 Examples

  • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
  • "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
  • "he got a 3% raise"
  • "he got a wage hike"

🔗 Similar words

ascentascensionascendingacclivityraiseclimb
verb
  1. move upward
  2. increase in value or to a higher point
  3. rise to one's feet
  4. rise up

💬 Examples

  • "The fog lifted"
  • "The smoke arose from the forest fire"
  • "prices climbed steeply"
  • "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

🔗 Similar words

liftarisemove_upgo_upcome_upuprise
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