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risen up

risen up is the past participle of rise up.

Meaning of rise up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, literally) To ascend to the surface.
    Synonyms:
    upheave
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt.
    • Captain Anderson: Shepard's right. We're headed for war with the Reapers. If we lose, it's the end of all life as we know it. And no other species in the galaxy truly understands what it will take to survive.
      Captain Anderson: The other races have to follow our lead. We need to take control. It's...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
  3. (intransitive) Of a horse, etc., to rear.

Questions about risen up

What is risen up the past participle of?
Risen up is the past participle of rise up.

Words near risen up in the dictionary

  1. risen through the ranks
  2. risen to the bait
  3. risen to the challenge
  4. risen to the occasion
  5. risen to the purple
  6. risen up
  7. risen with the lark
  8. risen with the sun
  9. risendronate
  10. Risens
  11. riser

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