{
    "term": "rise",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "rise",
            "heSheIt": "rises"
        },
        "pastSimple": "rose",
        "pastParticiple": "risen",
        "ingForm": "rising"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to come or go upwards; to reach a higher level or position",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smoke was rising from the chimney.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The river has risen by several metres."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A stream of bubbles rose to the surface."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flood waters were rising fast."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["majestically", "up"],
                "preposition": ["from", "into"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to increase in amount or number",
            "sensetop": "rise in somethingrise by somethingrise to something",
            "labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Prices are** still **rising**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "rising fuel bills"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The price of gas rose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gas **rose in price**.",
                    "contextForm": "rise in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shares have **risen in value**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Global **temperatures** could **rise** three degrees or more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unemployment rose by 3 per cent.",
                    "contextForm": "rise by something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Interest **rates rose** to a six-year high.",
                    "contextForm": "rise to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **rise sharply/dramatically/rapidly/steeply**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to rise **steadily/slightly**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are seeing a **rising tide** of online crime *(= a large increase in it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The price of gas has risen by 3 per cent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Interest rates are expected to rise from 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent in the next six months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "rising divorce rates"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unemployment has risen by 25 000 this month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Inflation rose from 2 per cent to 5 per cent last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pensions will rise in line with inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cost of healthcare is rising faster than ever."
                },
                {
                    "text": "House prices have risen sharply in recent months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Entry standards into the profession are set to rise further."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect", "Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "markedly"],
                "verb + rise": ["be expected to", "be likely to", "be predicted to"],
                "preposition": ["above", "by", "from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "when the sun, moon, etc. rises, it appears above the horizon",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sun rises in the east."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was almost dark and the moon was just rising."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Space"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to become more successful, important, powerful, etc.",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a rising young politician"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **rose to prominence** in the 90s.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **rise to fame/power**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You could **rise to the top** if you work hard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **rose to the rank of** general."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has risen to a position of great responsibility."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **rose through the ranks** to become managing director."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to get up from a lying, sitting or kneeling position",
            "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was accustomed to rising *(= getting out of bed)* early."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They rose from the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rose to her feet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Adam rose abruptly from the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made to rise but found his legs were not strong enough to support him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rose early and went for a walk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rose to his full height and leaned across the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rose shakily to her feet and looked around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rose slowly from her chair to greet us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rose unsteadily to her feet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Somehow he managed to rise to a sitting position."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would you all rise, please, to welcome our visiting speaker."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "get up",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["early", "late"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to end a meeting",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The House *(= members of the House of Commons)* rose at 10 p.m."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "if a sound rises, it becomes louder and higher",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her **voice rose** angrily."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "if the wind rises, it begins to blow more strongly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The wind is rising—I think there's a storm coming."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "if a feeling rises inside you, it begins and gets stronger",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He felt anger rising inside him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her **spirits rose** *(= she felt happier)* at the news."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "if your colour rises, your face becomes pink or red because you are embarrassed",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "if hair rises, it stands up instead of lying flat",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hair on the back of my neck rose when I heard the scream."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "to begin to fight against your government or leader or against a foreign army",
            "sensetop": "rise (up) (against somebody/something)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The peasants rose in revolt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He called on the people to rise up against the invaders."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "to be able to be seen above everything that is around",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Mountains rose in the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the cliffs that rise majestically from the ocean"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tall chimneys rise into the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lush green mountains rise up behind the airport."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["majestically", "up"],
                "preposition": ["from", "into"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "if land rises, it slopes upwards",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The ground rose steeply all around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Behind the house the ground rises steeply to the north."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "a river rises where it begins to flow",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Thames rises in the Cotswold hills."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "when bread, cakes, etc. rise, they become larger and rounder because of the action of yeast or baking powder",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 17,
            "definition": "to come to life again",
            "sensetop": "rise (from something)",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to rise from the dead"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can a new party **rise from the ashes** of the old one?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stand straight and tall in order to show that you are determined, powerful or important",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "somebody feels so angry about something that they feel physically sick",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become angry",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Ben felt his hackles rise as the speaker continued."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "usually used in orders to tell somebody to get out of bed and be active",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/raɪz/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/rise__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/rises__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊz/",
                "audio": "ro/rise/rose__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪzn/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/risen__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/rising__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/raɪz/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/rise__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/rises__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊz/",
                "audio": "ro/rise/rose__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪzn/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/risen__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/rise/rising__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}