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.
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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241 The car workers' union is demanding a 7% pay rise this year.
242 The numbers also demonstrate that intermarriage is on the rise.
243 The government has been juggling the figures to hide the latest rise in unemployment.
244 The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority.
245 This fall of prices is consequent on the rise in production.
246 The union claimed a pay rise worth four times the rate of inflation.
247 If by some mischance the government get elected again,(http://sentencedict.com/rise.html) I think taxes will rise.
248 The country could face an energy crisis if demand continues to rise.
249 Good news for all savers a rise in interest rates!
250 This figure is predicted to rise to one billion by the year 2005.
251 Employment levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year.