rise

Definition

• n. a growth in strength or number or importance
• n. the act of changing location in an upward direction
• n. a movement upward
• n. an increase in cost

Word forms

Past tense

rose

Present participle

rising

Past participle

risen

Third person singular

rises

Example sentences

1. n.

   The rise in temperature this week has surprised everyone.

2. vi.

   The sun will rise at 6 AM tomorrow.

3. vt.

   She used her hands to rise the kite into the sky.