Word: rise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, rise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, spring”). See also raise. Cognates Cognate with Dutch rijzen (“to rise”), German reisen (“to fall”), Limburgish rieze (“to rise”), Faroese and Icelandic rísa (“to rise”), Norwegian Nynorsk risa, rise (“to rise”), Gothic *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (*reisan, “to rise”) (whence 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”)). Non-Germanic cognates include Cornish ardh (“height”), Irish arad, ard, árd (“high, tall”), Manx ard (“high, tall”), Scottish Gaelic àrd (“high”), Welsh ardd (“hill, upland”), Latin orior (“to rise”), Ancient Greek ἔρις (éris, “quarell, strife; contention, rivalry”) (whence Greek έριδα (érida, “feud”)), Albanian rashë (“to have fallen; to have flopped”), Bulgarian ръст (rǎst, “size; stature; growth”), Czech růst (“growth”), Macedonian раст (rast, “growth, height”), Polish rost, wzrost (“growth”), Russian рост (rost, “growth”), Serbo-Croatian ра̑ст, rȃst (“growth”), Slovene rȃst (“growth”), Old Armenian յառնեմ (yaṙnem, “to arise, rise”) (whence Armenian հառնել (haṙnel, “to rise up”)), Persian رمبیدن (rombidan, “to collapse”), Tocharian A ar- (“to evoke”), Tocharian B er- (“to evoke”), Hittite 𒀀𒊏𒀀𒄑𒍣 (arāwanzi, “to rise”), Sanskrit ऋ (ṛ, “to rise”). Pronunciation: /ɹaɪz/, /ɹaɪs/ 1. The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater. Example: The rise of the tide. Example: There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday. 2. The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence. Example: The rise of the working class. Example: The rise of the printing press. 3. An increase in a quantity, price, etc. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, also 4. Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”). Labels: Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, sometimes Example: The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six. 5. The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts. Example: The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed. 6. The front of a diaper. 7. A small hill; used chiefly in place names. 8. An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope. Example: the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds. Example: I went along up the bank with one eye out for pap and t'other one out for what the rise might fetch along. 9. A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group. Labels: informal Example: Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd. Example: She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president. 10. The height of an arch or a step. Example: As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases. Example: Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.