riseriserisesroserisenrising2verb (rises, rising, rose/, has risen)1to go up; to become higher or more: Smoke was rising from the chimney. Prices have risen by 20 %.2to get up from a sitting or lying position: She rose to her feet.3If the sun or moon rises, it moves up in the sky: The sun rises in the east and sets (= goes down) in the west.riseriserises1nounwhen the amount, number or level of something goes upsame meaningincrease: There has been a sharp rise in the price of oil.a pay rise