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rises up

rises up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rises up

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

Words near rises up in the dictionary

  1. rises through the ranks
  2. rises to the bait
  3. rises to the challenge
  4. rises to the occasion
  5. rises to the purple
  6. rises up
  7. rises with the lark
  8. rises with the sun
  9. risest
  10. riseth
  11. risetime

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