rise / rīz/ • v. (past rose / rōz/ ; past part. ris·en / ˈrizən/ ) [intr.] 1. move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up: the tiny aircraft rose from the ground. ∎  (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear above the horizon: the sun had just risen. ∎  (of a fish) come to the surface of water: a fish rose and was hooked and landed. ∎  (of a voice) become higher in pitch: my voice rose an octave or two as I screamed. ∎  reach a higher position in society or one's profession: the officer was a man of great courage who had risen from the ranks. ∎  (rise above) succeed in not being limited or constrained by (a restrictive environment or situation): he struggled to rise above his humble background. ∎  (rise above) be superior to: I try to rise above prejudice.2. get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling: she pushed back her chair and rose. ∎  get out of bed, esp. in the morning: I rose and got dressed. ∎  be restored to life: your sister has risen from the dead. ∎  (of a wind) start to blow or to blow more strongly: the wind continued to rise. ∎  (of a river) have its source: the Euphrates rises in Turkey. ∎  cease to be submissive, obedient, or peaceful: the activists urged militant factions to rise up. ∎  (rise to) (of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (provocation): he didn't rise to my teasing. ∎  (rise to) find the strength or ability to respond adequately to (a challenging situation): many participants in the race had never sailed before, but they rose to the challenge.3. (of land or a feature following the contours of the land) incline upward; become higher: the moorlands rise and fall in gentle folds. ∎  (of a building, mountain, or other high object or structure) be much taller than the surrounding landscape: the cliff rose more than a hundred feet above us. ∎  (of someone's hair) stand on end: he felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck. ∎  (of a building) undergo construction from the foundations: rows of two-story houses are slowly rising. ∎  (of dough) swell by the action of yeast: leave the dough in a warm place to rise. ∎  (of a bump, blister, or weal) appear as a swelling on the skin: blisters rose on his burned hand. ∎  (of a person's stomach) become nauseated: Fabio's stomach rose at the foul bedding.4. increase in number, size, amount, or quality: land prices had risen. ∎  (of the sea, a river, or other body of water) increase in height to a particular level, typically through tidal action or flooding: the river level rose so high the work had to be abandoned | fig. the rising tide of crime. ∎  (of an emotion) develop and become more intense: he felt a tide of resentment rising in him. ∎  (of a sound) become louder; be audible above other sounds: her voice rose above the clamor. ∎  (of a person's mood) become more cheerful: her spirits rose as they left the ugly city behind. ∎  (of the color in a person's face) become deeper, esp. as a result of embarrassment: he was teasing her, and she could feel her color rising. ∎  (of a barometer or other measuring instrument) give a higher reading.5. (rising) approaching (a specified age): she was thirty-nine rising forty Polly shall have a young mare rising three years old.• n. 1. an upward movement; an instance of becoming higher: the bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises. ∎  an act of a fish moving to the surface to take a fly or bait. ∎  an increase in sound or pitch: the rise and fall of his voice. ∎  an instance of social, commercial, or political advancement: few models have had such a meteoric rise. ∎  an upward slope or hill. ∎  the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline. ∎ another term for riser (sense 2).2. an increase in amount, extent, size, or number: local people are worried by the rise in crime. ∎ Brit. an increase in salary or wages.3. [in sing.] a source; an origin: it was here that the brook had its rise.PHRASES: get (or take) a rise out of inf. provoke an angry or irritated response from (someone), esp. by teasing.on the rise becoming greater or more numerous; increasing: prices were on the rise. ∎  becoming more successful: young stars on the rise.rise and shine [usu. in imper.] inf. get out of bed smartly; wake up.rise to the bait see bait.rise with the sun (or lark) get up early in the morning.someone's star is rising someone is becoming more successful or popular.