arise

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US /əˈɹaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #9155

Meanings

1

verb
To happen or start to exist, especially a problem or situation.

A serious problem arose during the meeting.
2

verb
To result from or be caused by something.

Many mistakes arise from a simple lack of care.
3

verb
To get up or rise to a standing position.

She arose from her chair to greet the guests.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to happen or start to... come upoccur

2 verb · to result from or be caused... come upstem

3 verb · to get up or rise to a... risestand up

More emerge happen originate reappear surface

Word family

Forms arisenarisesarisingarose

Derived forms aristreariseunarisenunarising

Related forms arisal

Etymology

From Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan (“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), equivalent to a- + rise. Cognate with Scots arise, aryse (“to arise, rise up, come into existence”), Middle Low German errīsen (“to stand up, arise”), Old High German irrīsan (“to rise up, fall”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”). Eclipsed Middle English sourden, sorden, borrowed from Old French sordre, sourdre (“to arise, originate, fly up”).

arisen Middle English ārīsan Old English *uzrīsaną Proto-Germanic

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# arise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɹaɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 9155

## Meanings
1. To happen or start to exist, especially a problem or situation.
2. To result from or be caused by something.
3. To get up or rise to a standing position.

## Examples
- A serious problem arose during the meeting.
- Many mistakes arise from a simple lack of care.
- She arose from her chair to greet the guests.

## Synonyms
- emerge
- happen
- occur
- originate
- reappear
- surface

## Derived Forms
- arist
- rearise
- unarisen
- unarising

## Related Forms
- arisal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: arisen
- Root: ārīsan
- Root: *uzrīsaną

## Etymology
From Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan (“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), equivalent to a- + rise. Cognate with Scots arise, aryse (“to arise, rise up, come into existence”), Middle Low German errīsen (“to stand up, arise”), Old High German irrīsan (“to rise up, fall”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”). Eclipsed Middle English sourden, sorden, borrowed from Old French sordre, sourdre (“to arise, originate, fly up”).

## AI Etymology
Arise comes from Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan (“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), equivalent to a- plus rise. Cognate with Scots arise, aryse (“to arise, rise up, come into existence”), Middle Low German errīsen (“to stand up, arise”), Old High German irrīsan (“to rise up, fall”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”). Eclipsed Middle English sourden, sorden, borrowed from Old French sordre, sourdre (“to arise, originate, fly up”).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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