Words / A2

RYZ/raɪz/

When prices rise, they go up by themselves. The sun rises in the east. Raise needs an object: raise your hand, raise prices. Arise is more formal (“a problem arose”). Rise also means get out of bed. Past: rose / risen.

Meaning

To go up.

Examples

• “Prices rise every year.”
• “The temperature will rise this afternoon.”
• “She rises early during the week.”

Good to know

rise = go up (no object). raise + object. Past: rose, risen.

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