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taking one's rise

taking one's rise is the present participle and gerund of take one's rise.

Meaning of take one's rise

Verb

take one's rise (third-person singular simple present takes one's rise, present participle taking one's rise, simple past took one's rise, past participle taken one's rise)

  1. To originate.
    • Two miles from the summit is the spring from which the Colorado River takes its rise.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 34

Questions about taking one's rise

What is taking one's rise the present participle and gerund of?
Taking one's rise is the present participle and gerund of take one's rise.

Words near taking one's rise in the dictionary

  1. taking one's medicine
  2. taking one's own hide to market
  3. taking one's own life
  4. taking one's pick
  5. taking one's place
  6. taking one's rise
  7. taking one's seat
  8. taking one's sweet little time
  9. taking one's sweet time
  10. taking one's time
  11. taking one's turn

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