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)
- To move upwards.
- We watched the balloon rise.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
- To slope upward.
- The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
- 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
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- to rise from a chair or from a fall
- 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
- Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
Adjective
risen (not comparable)
- Having risen.
- the scent of newly risen bread
Proper noun capitalized: Risen
Risen (plural Risens)
- A surname from German.
Forms of risen
| plural | Risens |
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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
Source and license
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