intransitive verb rose, risen ris′en (riz′ən), rising ris′·ing

1. to stand or assume a vertical or more nearly vertical position, after sitting, kneeling, or lying to get up after sleeping or resting to rebel; revolt to end an official assembly or meeting; adjourn to rise from the dead; resurrect
2. to go to a higher place or position; ascend to appear above the horizon the moon rose to attain greater height or a higher level the river rose rapidly to advance in social status, rank, importance, etc.; become rich, famous, successful, etc. to become erect or rigid to form an elevation; extend upward the tower rising above the trees to have an upward incline or slant hills rising steeply to move upward to the surface of the water, as a fish seeking to take a fly, bait, etc.
3. to increase in amount, degree, quantity, price, etc. to increase in volume of sound; become louder, shriller, etc. to become stronger, more vivid, more buoyant, etc. his spirits rose to become larger and puffier: used esp. of dough containing yeast
4. to originate, begin, or spring up to have its source: said of a stream to happen; occur to become apparent to the senses or the mind land rising ahead of the ship to be stirred up; become aroused to make someone's temper rise to be built a house rising on the hill

Etymology: ME risen < OE risan, akin to OHG risan, ON risa < IE *ereis-, extension of base *er-, to set in motion, raise > run, L oriri, to rise, Gr ornynai, to arouse

transitive verb

noun

1. the actual or refracted appearance of the sun, moon, etc. above the horizon
2. upward movement; ascent
3. an advance in social status, rank, importance, etc.
4. the appearance of a fish at the water's surface
5. a piece of high or rising ground; hill
6. a slope upward
7. the vertical height of something, as of a flight of stairs or a single step
8. an increase in
   1. height, as of water level
   2. volume or pitch of a sound
   3. degree, amount, price, value, etc.
9. a beginning, origin, springing up, etc.
10. Brit. a raise (in wages, etc.)