arise
To come up from a lower to a higher position.
Example
“to arise from a kneeling posture”
Other meanings
To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
“He arose early in the morning.”
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
“A cloud arose and covered the sun.”
Synonyms
- originate
- develop
- spring up
- grow
Related words
- unarisen
- arist
- rearise
- unarising
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "ārīsan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “arise” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.