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rises through the ranks

rises through the ranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rise through the ranks.

Meaning of rise through the ranks

Verb

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

  1. To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.
    • Near-synonym: rise from the ranks
    Synonyms:
    rise from the ranks

Questions about rises through the ranks

What is rises through the ranks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rises through the ranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rise through the ranks.

Words near rises through the ranks in the dictionary

  1. rises
  2. rises above
  3. rises and shines
  4. rises from the ashes
  5. rises from the dead
  6. rises through the ranks
  7. rises to the bait
  8. rises to the challenge
  9. rises to the occasion
  10. rises to the purple
  11. rises up

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