ARISE
What does "ARISE" mean?
To come into being, occur, or move upward into view.
Meanings
- To come into existence or notice; to occur or emerge. Should any problems arise, call the front desk.
- To get up or rise to a standing position. He bade the kneeling knight arise. formal
- To result or originate from a cause. Most of the confusion arose from a single mistyped figure.
Word origin
From Old English 'arisan', combining the intensive prefix 'a-' with 'risan' ('to rise'); cognate with German 'erstehen'.
Remember it
ARISE = A + RISE; just put 'A' in front of RISE and the meaning rises right out of it.
A little poem
From the flat dark of the field
a question lifts its early head-
the day cannot un-ask what's said.
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What it teaches
Problems and chances both arise unannounced; the ready hand cannot tell them apart at first.
Quick facts
What does ARISE mean?
To come into being, occur, or move upward into view.
Is ARISE a valid word?
Yes — ARISE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ARISE?
ARISE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ARISE come from?
From Old English 'arisan', combining the intensive prefix 'a-' with 'risan' ('to rise'); cognate with German 'erstehen'.
What can ARISE teach us?
Problems and chances both arise unannounced; the ready hand cannot tell them apart at first.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.