Meaning of 'arise'

Meaning of 'arise' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Arise

[ n.]

- Rising.

2. Arise

[ v. i.]

- To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.
- To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
- To proceed; to issue; to spring.

Meaning of 'arise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. arise

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- come into existence; take on form or shape

Example in sentence:

a love that sprang up from friendship;
A new religious movement originated in that country;
An interesting phenomenon uprose;
the idea for the book grew out of a short story

Meaning (2):
- originate or come into being

Example in sentence:

a question arose

Meaning (3):
- result or issue

Example in sentence:

A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion

Meaning (4):
- get up and out of bed

Example in sentence:

He uprose at night;
I get up at 7 A.M. every day;
They rose early

Meaning (5):
- rise to one's feet

Example in sentence:

The audience got up and applauded

Meaning (6):
- move upward

Example in sentence:

The fog lifted;
The mist uprose from the meadows;
The smoke arose from the forest fire

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Meaning of 'arise' (Webster Dictionary)

Meaning of 'arise' (Princeton's WordNet)

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