ALL meanings of give rise to
give rise to
G g - noun give rise to cause 1
- noun give rise to See raise. 1
- verb without object give rise to to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees. 1
- verb without object give rise to to get up from bed, especially to begin the day after a night's sleep: to rise early. 1
- verb without object give rise to to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright. 1
- verb without object give rise to to get up after falling or being thrown down. 1
- verb without object give rise to to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel. 1
- verb without object give rise to to be built up, erected, or constructed. 1
- verb without object give rise to to spring up or grow, as plants: Weeds rose overnight. 1
- verb without object give rise to to become prominent on or project from a surface, as a blister. 1
- verb without object give rise to to come into existence; appear. 1
- verb without object give rise to to come into action, as a wind or storm. 1
- verb without object give rise to to occur: A quarrel rose between them. 1
- verb without object give rise to to originate, issue, or be derived; to have a source. 1
- verb without object give rise to to move from a lower to a higher position; move upward; ascend: The bird rose in the air. 1
- verb without object give rise to to ascend above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 1
- verb without object give rise to to extend directly upward; project vertically: The tower rises to a height of 60 feet. The building rises above the city's other skyscrapers. 1
- verb without object give rise to to have an upward slant or curve: The path rises as it approaches the woods. 1
- verb without object give rise to to attain higher rank, status, or importance or a higher economic level: to rise in the world. 1
- verb without object give rise to to advance to a higher level of action, thought, feeling, etc.: to rise above the commonplace. 1
- verb without object give rise to Angling. (of fish) to come up toward the surface of the water in pursuit of food or bait. 1
- verb without object give rise to to prove oneself equal to a demand, emergency, etc. (followed by to): to rise to the occasion; to rise to one's responsibilities. 1
- verb without object give rise to to become animated, cheerful, or heartened, as the spirits. 1
- verb without object give rise to to become roused or stirred: to feel one's temper rising. 1
- verb without object give rise to to increase in height, as the level of water: The river rose thirty feet in eight hours. 1
- verb without object give rise to to swell or puff up, as dough from the action of yeast. 1
- verb without object give rise to to increase in amount, as prices. 1
- verb without object give rise to to increase in price or value, as commodities. 1
- verb without object give rise to to increase in degree, intensity, or force, as fever, color, etc. 1
- verb without object give rise to to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice. 1
- verb without object give rise to to adjourn or close a session, as a deliberative body or court. 1
- verb without object give rise to to return from the dead: Christ rose from the dead and on the third day ascended into heaven. 1
- verb with object give rise to Nonstandard. to cause to rise. 1
- verb with object give rise to Nautical. to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching nearer to it; raise. 1
- noun give rise to an act or instance of rising. 1
- noun give rise to appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon. 1
- noun give rise to elevation or increase in rank, fortune, influence, power, etc.: the rise and fall of ancient Rome. 1
- noun give rise to an increase in height, as of the level of water. 1
- noun give rise to the amount of such increase. 1
- noun give rise to an increase in amount, as of prices. 1
- noun give rise to an increase in price or value, as of commodities. 1
- noun give rise to Chiefly British. raise (defs 33–35). 1
- noun give rise to an increase in degree or intensity, as of temperature. 1
- noun give rise to an increase in loudness or in pitch, as of the voice. 1
- noun give rise to Architecture, Building Trades. the measured height of any of various things, as a roof, a flight of steps, a stair step, or the crown of a road. the measured height of an arch from the springing line to the highest point of the intrados. 1
- noun give rise to the vertical distance through which the floor of an elevator or the like passes. 1
- noun give rise to origin, source, or beginning: the rise of a stream in a mountain. 1
- noun give rise to a coming into existence or notice: the rise of a new talent. 1
- noun give rise to extension upward. 1
- noun give rise to the amount of such extension. 1