Arise vs. Rise: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 6, 2023
"Arise" implies the occurrence or initiation of events or conditions, while "Rise" mainly refers to upward movement or increase in level or amount. Both indicate emergence or ascent but differ in context and usage.
Key Differences
"Arise" and "Rise" are verbs that involve an upward movement or emergence, but they are employed in different contexts. "Arise" typically signifies the beginning or occurrence of an event, situation, or condition, often used when discussing issues, opportunities, or problems. For example, complications may arise during a project. On the other hand, "Rise" relates more to a physical upward movement or an increase in quantity, level, or degree, like the sun rising or a rise in temperature.
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While "Arise" conveys the emergence of non-physical events or conditions, "Rise" predominantly describes tangible, measurable ascents or increments. "Rise" can imply an elevation in position, height, or status and can be used in diverse contexts such as the rising of dough, a rise in salary, or waters rising. In contrast, "Arise" leans towards abstract occurrences like arising concerns or situations that come into being or become evident.
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In terms of grammatical construction, "Arise" is an intransitive verb and does not take a direct object, used when something comes up or appears, especially unexpectedly. "Rise" is also an intransitive verb, indicating that something moves upward or increases, without requiring a direct object. However, the usage of "Rise" is more versatile as it applies to varied contexts including physical, numerical, and hierarchical ascensions, while "Arise" is more suited for abstract or non-physical emergences.
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In sentence construction, "Arise" is fitting when referring to the emergence of situations or issues, such as “A dispute arose between the neighbors,” emphasizing the unexpected or sudden occurrence of non-physical entities. Conversely, "Rise" is appropriate when depicting an upward movement or an increase, like “The balloon rose steadily,” underscoring the physical or measurable ascent or increment in level or amount.
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Comparison Chart
Context
Non-physical events or conditions.
Physical, numerical, or hierarchical ascent or increase.
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Connotation
Emergence or initiation of abstract occurrences.
Upward movement or increase in level or amount.
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Application
Suited for issues, opportunities, or problems.
Varied, includes position, height, quantity, or status.
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Grammatical Use
Intransitive, does not take a direct object.
Intransitive, does not take a direct object.
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Flexibility
More specific to non-physical or abstract emergences.
More versatile in depicting ascensions or increments.
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Sep 25, 2023
Arise and Rise Definitions
Arise
To get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling.
He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
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Arise
To come about as a result.
Complications arose due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Arise
To become apparent or known.
Several questions arose during the discussion.
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Arise
To come into being; originate
Hoped that a new spirit of freedom was arising.
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Arise
To result, issue, or proceed
Mistakes that arise from a basic misunderstanding. ].
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Arise
To come up from a lower to a higher position.
To arise from a kneeling posture
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Arise
To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
He arose early in the morning.
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Arise
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.
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Arise
To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.
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Rise
To come into existence; originate
Bitterness that rose from hard experience.
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Arise
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; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph.
The doubts that in his heart arose.
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Arise
To proceed; to issue; to spring.
Whence haply mention may ariseOf something not unseasonable to ask.
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Rise
To puff up or become larger; swell up
The bread dough should rise to double its original size.
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Arise
Come into existence; take on form or shape;
A new religious movement originated in that country
A love that sprang up from friendship
The idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose
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Rise
To uplift oneself to meet a demand or challenge
She rose to the occasion and won the election.
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Arise
Move upward;
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
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Rise
To rebel
"the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government" (Abraham Lincoln).
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Arise
Get up and out of bed;
I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
He uprose at night
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Arise
To originate or stem from a source.
New opportunities can arise from adversity.
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Rise
To cause (a distant object at sea) to become visible above the horizon by advancing closer.
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Rise
The first appearance of a celestial object as it ascends above the horizon.
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Rise
A long broad elevation that slopes gently from the earth's surface or the ocean floor.
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Rise
Occasion or opportunity
Facts that give rise to doubts about her motives.
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Rise
Elevation in status, prosperity, or importance
The family's rise in New York society.
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Rise
The distance between the crotch and waistband in pants, shorts, or underwear.
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Rise
(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
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Rise
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
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Rise
(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
The sun was rising in the East.
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Rise
To become erect; to assume an upright position.
To rise from a chair or from a fall
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Rise
(figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
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Rise
To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
To rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence;
A story rises in interest.
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Rise
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
To rise a tone or semitone
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Rise
To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
To rise to the occasion
Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
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Rise
To develop.
As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
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Rise
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
Has that dough risen yet?
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Rise
To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.
A noise rose on the air;
Odour rises from the flower
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Rise
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
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Rise
(transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
To rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
To rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it
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Rise
To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
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Rise
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The rise of the tide.
There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
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Rise
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
The rise of the working class.
The rise of the printing press.
The rise of the feminists.
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Rise
Ellipsis of pay risean increase in wage or salary.
The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
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Rise
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
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Rise
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
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Rise
(informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
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Rise
(architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.
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Rise
To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: - (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait.
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Rise
To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.
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Rise
To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air.
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Rise
To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
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Rise
To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore.
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Rise
To increase in power or fury; - said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.
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Rise
To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer.
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Rise
To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.
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Rise
To become of higher value; to increase in price.
Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce.
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Rise
To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
At our heels all hell should riseWith blackest insurrection.
No more shall nation against nation rise.
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Rise
To ascend from the grave; to come to life.
But now is Christ risen from the dead.
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Rise
To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall.
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Rise
To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs.
A scepter shall rise out of Israel.
Honor and shame from no condition rise.
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Rise
To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
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Rise
To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report.
It was near nine . . . before the House rose.
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Rise
To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early.
He that would thrive, must rise by five.
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To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; - said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
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Rise
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone.
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Rise
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.
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Rise
To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; - said of a form.
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To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction.
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To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
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Rise
To come; to offer itself.
There chanced to the prince's hand to riseAn ancient book.
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Rise
To retire; to give up a siege.
He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone.
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Rise
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
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Rise
To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it; to raise.
Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase.
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Rise
The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step.
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Rise
Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land.
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Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream.
All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart.
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Rise
Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like.
The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war.
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Rise
Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
The ordinary rises and falls of the voice.
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Rise
Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone.
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Rise
The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.
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An upward slope or grade (as in a road);
The car couldn't make it up the rise
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Rise
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
The emanation of the Holy Spirit
The rising of the Holy Ghost
The doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
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Increase in price or value;
The news caused a general advance on the stock market
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Rise
Move upward;
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
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Increase in value or to a higher point;
Prices climbed steeply
The value of our house rose sharply last year
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Come into existence; take on form or shape;
A new religious movement originated in that country
A love that sprang up from friendship
The idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose
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Rise
Get up and out of bed;
I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
He uprose at night
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Rise
Become heartened or elated;
Her spirits rose when she heard the good news
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Rise
Exert oneself to meet a challenge;
Rise to a challenge
Rise to the occasion
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Rise
Come up, of celestial bodies;
The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
Jupiter ascends
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Rise
To increase in amount, extent, or intensity.
Prices tend to rise over time.
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Rise
To get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling.
She rose early in the morning.
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FAQs
Is "Arise" an intransitive verb?
Yes, "Arise" is intransitive and does not take a direct object.
Sara Rehman
Sep 25, 2023
Does "Arise" usually relate to abstract occurrences?
Yes, "Arise" typically refers to the emergence of non-physical events or conditions.
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Sep 25, 2023
Can "Rise" imply an increase in amount or level?
Absolutely, "Rise" can depict an increase in quantity, degree, or level.
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Can "Arise" and "Rise" be used interchangeably?
While similar, they usually differ in context; "Arise" for occurrences and "Rise" for upward movement.
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Is "Arise" suitable for describing the initiation of events?
Exactly, "Arise" is ideal for depicting the beginning or initiation of events.
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Can "Rise" refer to the upward movement of objects?
Yes, "Rise" can describe the upward movement of tangible objects.
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Sep 25, 2023
Does "Arise" generally signify unexpected occurrences?
Often, "Arise" implies the emergence of unexpected or sudden situations.
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Can "Rise" denote elevation in status?
Yes, "Rise" can also signify attaining a higher position or status.
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Is "Rise" versatile in its application?
Indeed, "Rise" has a versatile range of applications, including physical and numerical contexts.
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Sep 25, 2023
Can "Arise" imply getting up from a sitting position?
Yes, though less commonly, it can mean getting up from sitting, lying, or kneeling.
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Can "Rise" represent a slope upward?
Yes, "Rise" can depict ground or surfaces sloping upward.
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