rise

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noun

1 increase

ADJECTIVE

▪ big, dramatic, huge, large, massive, sharp, strong, substantial

▪ modest, slight, small

▪ threefold, 80%, etc.

▪ significant

▪ alarming

▪

the alarming rise in obesity in the US

▪ abrupt, exponential, rapid, steep, sudden

▪ gradual, slow

▪ steady

▪ continued, continuing

▪ inexorable (esp. BrE)

▪

the inexorable rise of oil prices

▪ general, overall

▪ global, worldwide

▪ concomitant (formal), corresponding

▪

the deterioration of our trade balance and the corresponding rise in protectionism

▪ annual, monthly

▪ temperature

▪ sea-level

▪ interest-rate, pay, price, tax, wage (all esp. BrE)

▪

The union is demanding a pay rise of 5%.

PREPOSITION

▪ on the rise (= rising)

▪

Crime is on the rise.

▪ rise in

▪

a twofold rise in prices

▪ rise on (BrE)

▪

a rise on last year's levels

2 becoming more powerful/important

ADJECTIVE

▪ meteoric, quick, spectacular, swift

▪

That is the quickest rise to power I have ever seen.

▪ initial

▪

the initial rise of a women's emancipation movement

PREPOSITION

▪ rise from

▪

his rise from the music halls into a beloved star

▪ rise of

▪

the rise of capitalism

▪ rise to

▪

His swift rise to the national team surprised everyone.

PHRASES

▪ the rise and fall of sth

▪

the rise and fall of the Roman Empire

▪ sb's rise to fame, sb's rise to power, sb's rise to prominence

▪

her meteoric rise to fame

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verb

1 move upwards

ADVERB

▪ majestically

▪

the cliffs which rise majestically from the ocean

▪ up

▪

Lush green mountains rise up behind the airport.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

Smoke rose from the chimney.

▪ into

▪

Tall chimneys rise into the air.

2 stand up

ADVERB

▪ slowly

▪ abruptly

▪

Adam rose abruptly from the table.

▪ stiffly

▪ shakily, unsteadily

▪

She rose unsteadily to her feet.

VERB + RISE

▪ make to, try to

▪

He made to rise but found his legs were not strong enough to support him.

▪ manage to

▪

Somehow he managed to rise to a sitting position.

▪ be unable to

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

She rose slowly from her chair to greet us.

PHRASES

▪ rise to your feet

▪

She rose shakily to her feet and looked around.

▪ rise to your full height

▪

He rose to his full height and leaned across the table.

3 get out of bed

ADVERB

▪ early, late

▪

He rose early and went for a walk.

4 increase

ADVERB

▪ considerably, dramatically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially

▪

House prices have risen sharply in recent months.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

▪ further, higher

▪ steadily

▪ gradually

▪ exponentially, fast, quickly, rapidly

▪

The cost of health care is rising faster than ever.

VERB + RISE

▪ be expected to, be likely to, be predicted to, be projected to, be set to

▪

Entry standards into the profession are set to rise further.

▪ be unlikely to

▪ begin to, start to

▪ continue to

PREPOSITION

▪ above

▪

Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level.

▪ by

▪

Unemployment has risen by 25 000 this month.

▪ from, in

▪

Gas rose in price.

▪ in line with

▪

Pensions will rise in line with inflation.

▪ to

▪

Inflation rose from 2% to 5% last year.

Rise is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑air, ↑anger, ↑barometer, ↑blush, ↑brow, ↑bubble, ↑chin, ↑circulation, ↑cliff, ↑colour, ↑concentration, ↑confidence, ↑consumption, ↑cost, ↑count, ↑crime, ↑currency, ↑curtain, ↑deficit, ↑demand, ↑density, ↑dividend, ↑dough, ↑dust, ↑employment, ↑enrolment, ↑excitement, ↑expectation, ↑expenditure, ↑expense, ↑export, ↑eyebrow, ↑fare, ↑fee, ↑flame, ↑flush, ↑fortune, ↑funding, ↑fury, ↑hand, ↑heat, ↑hill, ↑hope, ↑humidity, ↑import, ↑income, ↑index, ↑inflation, ↑investment, ↑level, ↑mist, ↑moon, ↑mountain, ↑number, ↑output, ↑panic, ↑parliament, ↑peak, ↑percentage, ↑population, ↑premium, ↑pressure, ↑price, ↑production, ↑productivity, ↑profit, ↑proportion, ↑rate, ↑rating, ↑receipt, ↑rent, ↑reserve, ↑revenue, ↑river, ↑salary, ↑sale, ↑sap, ↑sea, ↑share, ↑sickness, ↑skyscraper, ↑slope, ↑smoke, ↑sob, ↑spending, ↑spirit, ↑standing, ↑stature, ↑steam, ↑stock, ↑sun, ↑support, ↑takings, ↑tax, ↑temper, ↑temperature, ↑tension, ↑tide, ↑toll, ↑total, ↑turnover, ↑unemployment, ↑value, ↑voice, ↑volume, ↑vote, ↑wage, ↑water, ↑wave, ↑wind, ↑workforce, ↑yield

Rise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑per cent, ↑point