RISEN
What does "RISEN" mean?
The past participle of 'rise': having moved upward, increased, or gotten up.
Meanings
- Past participle of 'rise'; having moved to a higher position or level. The river had risen overnight to the top of its banks.
- Having gotten up from bed, sitting, or lying down. She had not yet risen when the visitors arrived. formal
- Of dough or bread, having expanded by the action of yeast. The risen dough spilled over the edge of the bowl.
Word origin
Past participle of 'rise', from Old English 'risan', to rise or move upward, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to go up' shared with 'raise' and 'rear'.
Remember it
RISE, ROSE, RISEN: the participle keeps the 'i' of 'rise' but takes the '-en' tail, like 'driven' from 'drive'.
A little poem
Bread left in the dark
has risen past the bowl's rim-
dough remembers air.
haiku
Wordplay
- The baker said the bread had risen to the occasion; the loaf, modest, said it had simply risen.
What it teaches
What has risen once carries proof that the going up was possible at all.
Quick facts
What does RISEN mean?
The past participle of 'rise': having moved upward, increased, or gotten up.
Is RISEN a valid word?
Yes — RISEN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RISEN?
RISEN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RISEN come from?
Past participle of 'rise', from Old English 'risan', to rise or move upward, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to go up' shared with 'raise' and 'rear'.
What can RISEN teach us?
What has risen once carries proof that the going up was possible at all.
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