rise

Irregular
Infinitive
rise
Past Simple
rose
Past Participle
risen
-ing Form
rising
3rd Person
rises
rise rises rising rose

Rise means to move upward or increase. It's intransitive (no object). Don't confuse with "raise" (transitive). Irregular: rise-rose-risen.

Meanings

  • To move upward
  • To get up from bed or sitting
  • To increase in level/amount
  • To rebel or revolt
  • To become apparent

Common Collocations

rise and shine rise to the occasion rise above give rise to on the rise rise up

Tip for Learners

Rise vs Raise: rise = go up (no object): "Prices rise." Raise = lift something (needs object): "Raise prices." Rise to the occasion = perform well when needed. On the rise = increasing.
Present Simple
I rise
you rise
he/she/it rises
we rise
they rise
Examples - Present Simple
  • I rise early every day.
  • You rise to the occasion.
  • The sun rises in the east.
  • We rise above challenges.
  • They rise together.
Present Continuous
I am rising
you are rising
he/she/it is rising
we are rising
they are rising
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am rising early tomorrow.
  • You are rising to the occasion.
  • The sun is rising.
  • We are rising up.
  • They are rising together.
Present Perfect
I have risen
you have risen
he/she/it has risen
we have risen
they have risen
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have risen early.
  • You have risen to the challenge.
  • The sun has risen.
  • We have risen up.
  • They have risen in rank.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rising
you have been rising
he/she/it has been rising
we have been rising
they have been rising
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been rising early.
  • You have been rising to challenges.
  • The sun has been rising.
  • We have been rising up.
  • They have been rising in rank.
Past Simple
I rose
you rose
he/she/it rose
we rose
they rose
Examples - Past Simple
  • I rose early.
  • You rose to the occasion.
  • The sun rose.
  • We rose up.
  • They rose together.
Past Continuous
I was rising
you were rising
he/she/it was rising
we were rising
they were rising
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was rising early.
  • You were rising to challenges.
  • The sun was rising.
  • We were rising up.
  • They were rising together.
Past Perfect
I had risen
you had risen
he/she/it had risen
we had risen
they had risen
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had risen early.
  • You had risen to the challenge.
  • The sun had risen.
  • We had risen up.
  • They had risen in rank.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rising
you had been rising
he/she/it had been rising
we had been rising
they had been rising
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been rising early.
  • You had been rising to challenges.
  • The sun had been rising.
  • We had been rising up.
  • They had been rising in rank.
Future Simple
I will rise
you will rise
he/she/it will rise
we will rise
they will rise
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will rise early.
  • You will rise to the occasion.
  • The sun will rise.
  • We will rise up.
  • They will rise together.
Future Continuous
I will be rising
you will be rising
he/she/it will be rising
we will be rising
they will be rising
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be rising early.
  • You will be rising to challenges.
  • The sun will be rising.
  • We will be rising up.
  • They will be rising together.
Future Perfect
I will have risen
you will have risen
he/she/it will have risen
we will have risen
they will have risen
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have risen by dawn.
  • You will have risen to the challenge.
  • The sun will have risen.
  • We will have risen up.
  • They will have risen in rank.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rising
you will have been rising
he/she/it will have been rising
we will have been rising
they will have been rising
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been rising early.
  • You will have been rising to challenges.
  • The sun will have been rising.
  • We will have been rising up.
  • They will have been rising in rank.
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