Dictionary entries for 'arise'

Synonyms

a·rise (ə-rīź)

[Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan, ā-, intensive pref., + rīsan, to rise; see rise.]

intransitive verb: a·rose (ə-rōź), a·ris·en (ə-rĭźən), a·ris·ing, a·ris·es.

To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
To awaken and get up: arose at dawn.
To move upward; ascend.
To come into being; originate: hoped that a new spirit of freedom was arising.
To result, issue, or proceed: mistakes that arise from a basic misunderstanding. See synonyms at stem¹