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- pronunciation:
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raIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
arises, arising, arose, arisen |
definition 1: |
to come into view or existence; emerge.
Several unexpected topics arose during the discussion.This question arises at every meeting, but we never seem to come to any agreement on the answer.Difficulties will inevitably arise despite all of our precautions.During the night, there arose a serious and unforeseen problem that had to be dealt with immediately.[there + verb + noun
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- synonyms:
- appear, come up, crop up, originate, show up
- similar words:
- dawn, emerge, form, offer, spring up
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definition 2: |
to move upward.
Steam arose from the boiling water.- synonyms:
- ascend, climb, mount, rise
- similar words:
- go up, lift, scale, soar, tower
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definition 3: |
to result or issue (often fol. by "from").
The problem arose from their lack of attention to what they were doing.- synonyms:
- ensue, occur, proceed, result, stem
- similar words:
- derive, devise, emanate, emerge, happen, originate, rise, spring, start
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definition 4: |
to get up, as from sitting or sleep.
He never arises before ten o'clock on Saturdays.- synonyms:
- rise
- antonyms:
- recline
- similar words:
- awake, stand, wake up
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related words: |
breed, climb, descend, evolve, follow, form, occur, open, rear, rouse, shine, trace, wake |
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