Synonym: advance, appear, ascend, begin, gain, get up, go up, grow, increase, mount, mutiny, originate, rebel, revolt, riot, stand, start. Antonym: descend, set. Similar words: arise, comprise, surprised, give rise to, enterprise, free enterprise, wise, raise. Meaning: [raɪz] n. 1. a growth in strength or number or importance 2. the act of changing location in an upward direction 3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road) 4. a movement upward 5. the amount a salary is increased 6. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises 7. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground 8. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost 9. an increase in cost 10. increase in price or value. v. 1. move upward 2. increase in value or to a higher point 3. rise to one's feet 4. rise up 5. come to the surface 6. become more extreme 7. come into existence; take on form or shape 8. be promoted, move to a better position 9. go up or advance 10. get up and out of bed 11. rise in rank or status 12. increase in volume 13. become heartened or elated 14. exert oneself to meet a challenge 15. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance 16. come up, of celestial bodies 17. return from the dead.
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151 International support has given rise to a new optimism in the company.
152 He likes to tell people of his rise from rags to riches.
153 The seasonally adjusted unemployment figures show a rise of twelve-hundred.
154 We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay rise. How can they get on the gravy train, but ask us to take a wage freeze?
155 If he starts talking about another job, that means he wants a rise in pay.
156 The facts of the border incidents are only now beginning to rise to the surface.
157 Once you have a flat in central Berlin,you can always monetize it when the prices rise.
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158 Oil prices are certain to rise following the agreement to limit production.
159 Temperatures will not rise above zero tonight. Over is used with numbers, ages, money and time:He's over 50.
160 The pay rise was in excess of spending limits imposed/set by the government.
161 The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car users from using their cars.
162 I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a pay rise.
163 Bar a plateau in 1989, there has been a rise in inflation ever since the mid-1980's.
164 The film tells anew the story of his rise to fame and power.
165 Premiums for third-party cover are set to rise by up to 25 per cent.
166 Farmers are angry because the rise fails to keep pace with inflation.
167 There has been an alarming rise in separatism and inter-ethnic violence in the country.
168 In a compromise between management and unions, a 4% pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
169 The rise in unemployment is paralleled by an increase in petty crime.
170 The only thing I wanted was to rise up from the table and leave this house.
171 There is a tendency for unemployment to rise in the summer.
172 Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket.
173 She was the only woman to rise to such an exalted position.
174 The number of people killed in the explosion is likely to rise still higher.
175 The people of the whole country got united to rise up against the foreign invaders.
176 In summer, the temperature can rise to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
177 The increase of wages is proportional to the rise in prices.
178 The trade unions bargained away their rights in exchange for a small pay rise.
179 These measures are designed to stem the rise of violent crime.
180 Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.