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Definition of rise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rise

noun
 OPAL W
 
/raɪz/
 
/raɪz/
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    increase

  1.  
     [countable] an increase in an amount, a number or a level
    • The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises.
    • a tax rise
    • an interest rate rise
    • the rise and fall of daily temperatures
    • a rapid temperature rise
    • Sea level rises threaten low-lying communities.
    • rise in something There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work.
    • a steep/dramatic/sudden rise in something
    • a steady/gradual rise in something
    • a five per cent rise in train fares
    • rise of something a rise of 10 per cent
    • Insulin is used to control the rise of glucose levels in the blood.
    Language Bank increaseincreaseDescribing an increase
      • Student numbers in English language schools in this country increased from 66 000 in 2018 to just over 84 000 in 2019.
      • The number of students increased by almost 30 per cent compared with the previous year.
      • Student numbers shot up/increased dramatically in 2019.
      • The proportion of Spanish students rose sharply from 5 per cent in 2018 to 14 per cent in 2019.
      • There was a significant rise in student numbers in 2019.
      • The 2019 figure was 84 000, an increase of 28 per cent on the previous year.
      • The 2019 figure was 84 000, 28 per cent up on the previous year.
      • As the chart shows, this can partly be explained by a dramatic increase in students from Spain.
    Extra Examples
    • Unemployment continued its remorseless rise.
    • a rise on last year's levels
    • a twofold rise in prices
    • the alarming rise in obesity in the US
    • the deterioration of our trade balance and the corresponding rise in protectionism
    • the inexorable rise of oil prices
    • a rapid rise in the number of private cars.
    • an alarming rise in violent crime.
    Topics Change, cause and effectb1, Moneyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • dramatic
    • huge
    • …
    preposition
    • on the rise
    • rise in
    • rise on
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [countable] (British English)
    (North American English raise)
    an increase in the money you are paid for the work you do
    • I'm going to ask for a rise.
    • He criticized the huge pay rises awarded to industry bosses.
    • Wage rises have been held at 1 per cent.
    • rise of something The union is demanding an across-the-board rise of 5 per cent.
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    Topics Moneyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • dramatic
    • huge
    • …
    preposition
    • on the rise
    • rise in
    • rise on
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    in power/importance

  3.  
     [singular] the act of becoming more important, successful, powerful, etc.
    • rise of somebody/something The film traces the rise of fascism in Europe.
    • the rise and fall of the British Empire
    • the rise and rise (= continuing success without any failures) of social media
    • rise to something the party's rise to power
    • her meteoric rise to stardom
    • London's rise to prominence as a financial centre
    • The book charts his rise to the top of his sport.
    Extra Examples
    • His swift rise to the national team surprised everyone.
    • That is the quickest rise to power I have ever seen.
    • his rise from the music halls into a beloved star
    • the initial rise of a women's emancipation movement
    • His eventual fall was as fast as his meteoric rise to power.
    • The speed of her rise to fame has been astonishing.
    Topics Successb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • meteoric
    • quick
    • spectacular
    • …
    preposition
    • rise from
    • rise of
    • rise to
    • …
    phrases
    • the rise and fall of something
    • somebody’s rise to fame
    • somebody’s rise to power
    • …
    See full entry
    4.

    a movement upwards

  4.  
     [singular] a movement upwards
    • She watched the gentle rise and fall of his chest as he slept.
    Which Word? rise / raiserise / raiseVerbs
    • Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it:
      • He raised his head from the pillow.
      • We were forced to raise the price.
    • When people or things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position:
      • She rose from the chair.
      • The helicopter rose into the air.
      Rise can also mean ‘to increase in number or quantity’:
      • Costs are always rising.
    Nouns
    • The noun rise means a movement upwards or an increase in an amount or quantity:
      • a rise in interest rates.
      In British English it can also be used to mean an increase in pay:
      • Should I ask my boss for a rise?
      In North American English this is a raise:
      • a three per cent pay raise.
      Rise can also mean the process of becoming more powerful or important:
      • his dramatic rise to power.
    5.

    sloping land

  5. [countable] an area of land that slopes upwards synonym slope
    • The church was built at the top of a small rise.
    see also high-rise, low-rise
    6. Word OriginOld English rīsan ‘make an attack’, ‘wake, get out of bed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijzen and German reisen.
Idioms
get a rise out of somebody
  1. to make somebody react in an angry way by saying something that you know will annoy them, especially as a joke
give rise to something
  1. (formal) to cause something to happen or exist
    • The novel's success gave rise to a number of sequels.
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