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risen

Syllables: ri·sen/ˈɹɪ.zən/

risen is the past participle of rise.

Meaning of rise

Verb

rise (third-person singular simple present rises, present participle rising, simple past rose, past participle risen or (nonstandard) rised or (now nonstandard) rose)

  1. (intransitive) To move upwards.
    • We watched the balloon rise.
    Synonyms:
    climb, go up
  2. (intransitive) To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
    • This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
  3. (intransitive) To slope upward.
    • The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
  4. (intransitive) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
    • And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would...[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC
  5. (intransitive) To become erect; to assume an upright position.
    • to rise from a chair or from a fall
  6. (intransitive) To leave one's bed; to get up.
    • Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
      In the morning, when we rise1965, “Colours”, performed by Donovan
    Synonyms:
    arise

See all 34 meanings of rise

Adjective

risen (not comparable)

  1. Having risen.
    • the scent of newly risen bread

Proper noun capitalized: Risen

Risen (plural Risens)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of risen

pluralRisens

Origin of risen

Morphologically rise + -n.

Possibly a respelling of German Riesen.

Words formed from risen

Phrases with risen

Words that rhyme with risen

Questions about risen

What does risen mean?
Risen means having risen.
What is risen the past participle of?
Risen is the past participle of rise.
What part of speech is risen?
Risen can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce risen?
Risen is pronounced /ˈɹɪ.zən/.

Words near risen in the dictionary

  1. risedronic acid
  2. riseform
  3. riseforms
  4. risel
  5. risels
  6. risen
  7. risen above
  8. risen and shone
  9. risen from the ashes
  10. risen from the dead
  11. risen through the ranks

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