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How to pronounce rise
Say it like this: /ˈɹaɪz/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does rise mean?
verbTo move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
“We watched the balloon rise.”
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
“This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.”
To slope upward.
“The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.”
nounThe process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
“The rise of the tide.”
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
“The rise of the feminists.”
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
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