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rose up

rose up is the simple past 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 rose up

What is rose up the simple past of?
Rose up is the simple past of rise up.

Words near rose up in the dictionary

  1. rose topazes
  2. rose toy
  3. rose toys
  4. rose twisted-stalk
  5. Rose Twitter
  6. rose up
  7. Rose Valley
  8. rose veal
  9. rose vinegar
  10. rose vinegars
  11. rose water

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