rise

1. past tense - rose; verb

1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum

2. noun

1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur

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- rising

3. adjective

the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi

- early

- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion