Definition of Risen
Adjective: risen ri-zun
- (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
"the risen sun"
- Move upward
"The fog rose";
- lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
- Increase in value or to a higher point
"the value of our house rose sharply last year";
- go up, climb
- Get on one's feet from a sitting or kneeling position
"The audience rose and applauded";
- arise, uprise, get up, stand up
- Become or appear high or tall
"The building rose before them";
- lift, rear
- Come to the surface
- surface, come up, rise up
- Come into existence; take on form or shape
"A new religious movement rose in that country";
- originate, arise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
- Move to a better position in life or to a better job
"She rose from a life of poverty to one of great wealth";
- ascend, move up
- Go up or advance
"Sales were rising after prices were lowered";
- wax, mount, climb
- Become more extreme
"The tension rose";
- heighten
- Get up and out of bed
"They rose early";
- get up, turn out, arise, uprise
- Increase in rank or status
"Her new novel rose high on the bestseller list";
- jump, climb up
- Become heartened or elated
"Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
- Exert oneself to meet a challenge
"rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
- Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- rebel, arise, rise up
- Increase in volume
"the dough rose slowly in the warm room";
- prove
- (astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies
"The sun also rises";
- come up, uprise, ascend
- Return from the dead
"The dead are to rise";
- resurrect, uprise
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