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verb · 2 syllables · /ə'raɪz/

ARISE

What does "ARISE" mean?

To come into being, occur, or move upward into view.

Meanings

  1. To come into existence or notice; to occur or emerge. Should any problems arise, call the front desk.
  2. To get up or rise to a standing position. He bade the kneeling knight arise. formal
  3. 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.

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