rise through the ranks (English, verb)
expansion: rise through the ranks (third-person singular simple present rises through the ranks, present participle rising through the ranks, simple past rose through the ranks, past participle risen through the ranks)
Senses:
glosses: To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.
Forms:
form: rises through the ranks
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: rising through the ranks
tags: participle
present
form: rose through the ranks
tags: past
form: risen through the ranks
tags: participle
past