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rise to the challenge

rise to the challenge verb: to show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

Verb

rise to the challenge (third-person singular simple present rises to the challenge, present participle rising to the challenge, simple past rose to the challenge, past participle risen to the challenge)

  1. (idiomatic) To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

Synonyms of rise to the challenge

Forms of rise to the challenge

third-person singular presentrises to the challenge
present participlerising to the challenge
pastrose to the challenge
past participlerisen to the challenge

Questions about rise to the challenge

What does rise to the challenge mean?
Rise to the challenge means to show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.
What part of speech is rise to the challenge?
Rise to the challenge is a verb.
What is the past tense of rise to the challenge?
The past tense of rise to the challenge is rose to the challenge.

Words near rise to the challenge in the dictionary

  1. rise over run
  2. rise through the ranks
  3. rise time
  4. rise times
  5. rise to the bait
  6. rise to the challenge
  7. rise to the occasion
  8. rise to the purple
  9. rise up
  10. rise with the lark
  11. rise with the sun

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