Meanings
present singular third person arises · participle present arising · past arose · participle past arisen · nonstandard participle past arised · nonstandard participle past arose · alternative arize
- intransitiveTo spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
A cloud arose and covered the sun.
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A new challenge will arise every time you think you've solved the last one.
The issue began to arise when the team members couldn't agree on the plan.
Problems can arise unexpectedly, but we need to be prepared for them.
There arose up a new king […] which knew not Joseph.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 1:8the doubts that in his heart arose
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLCSynonyms: appear, come about
plural arises · alternative arize
- obsoleteArising, rising.
And if before the Sunne haue meaſured heauen With triple circuit thou regreet vs not, We meane to take his mornings next ariſe. For meſſenger, he will not be reclaim’d, And meane to fetch thee in deſpight of him.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene i
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
verbTo spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
More synonyms by meaning
verbcome into existence; take on form or shape
verbtake part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*uzrīsaną“to rise up, arise”
- Old Englishārīsan“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”
- Middle Englisharisen
- Englisharise
From Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan (“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), equivalent to a- + rise. Cognate with Scots arise, aryse (“to arise, rise up, come into existence”), Middle Low German errīsen (“to stand up, arise”), Old High German irrīsan (“to rise up, fall”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”). Eclipsed Middle English sourden, sorden, borrowed from Old French sordre, sourdre (“to arise, originate, fly up”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ontstaan, opstaan
- ontstaanstart to exist, originate
- opstaanget up, stand up
Arabic نَهَضَ
- نَهَضَ (nahaḍa)start to exist, originate
Bulgarian възниквам, появявам се
- възниквам (văznikvam)start to exist, originate
- появявам се (pojavjavam se)start to exist, originate
- излизам (izlizam)get up, stand up
- произлизам (proizlizam)get up, stand up
Chinese Mandarin 起來 /起来, 產生 /产生
- 起來 /起来 (qǐlái)start to exist, originate
- 產生 /产生 (chǎnshēng)start to exist, originate
Czech vzniknout
- vzniknoutstart to exist, originate
Danish opstå, stå op
- opståstart to exist, originate
- stå opget up, stand up
Dutch ontstaan, opstaan
- ontstaanstart to exist, originate
- opstaanget up, stand up
Esperanto leviĝi
- leviĝiget up, stand up
Finnish syntyä, saada alkunsa
- syntyästart to exist, originate
- saada alkunsastart to exist, originate
- noustaget up, stand up
French surgir, apparaitre
- surgirstart to exist, originate
- apparaitrestart to exist, originate
- naitrestart to exist, originate
- se leverget up, stand up
- se releverget up, stand up
German entstehen, auftreten
- entstehenstart to exist, originate
- auftretenstart to exist, originate
- erwachsenbegin to act a part, become relevant
- aufkommenbegin to act a part, become relevant
- sich erhebenget up, stand up
- aufstehenget up, stand up
Greek ανακύπτω, σηκώνομαι
- ανακύπτω (anakýpto)start to exist, originate
- σηκώνομαι (sikónomai)get up, stand up
Hindi उद्गम, उठना
- उद्गम (udgam)start to exist, originate
- उठना (uṭhnā)get up, stand up
- खड़े होना (khaṛe honā)get up, stand up
Hungarian fakad, ered
- fakadstart to exist, originate
- eredstart to exist, originate
- származikstart to exist, originate
- keletkezikstart to exist, originate
- felkelget up, stand up
- felemelkedikget up, stand up
Irish éirigh
- éirighget up, stand up
Italian sorgere, apparire
- sorgerestart to exist, originate
- apparirestart to exist, originate
- nascerestart to exist, originate
- sorgereget up, stand up
Japanese 起こる
- 起こる (okoru)start to exist, originate
Korean 일어나다
- 일어나다 (ireonada)start to exist, originate
Latin surgere, surgo
- surgerestart to exist, originate
- surgoget up, stand up
- enascorget up, stand up
- existoget up, stand up
Norwegian Bokmål oppstå, stå opp
- oppståstart to exist, originate
- stå oppget up, stand up
Portuguese surgir, provir
- surgirstart to exist, originate
- provirstart to exist, originate
- aparecerstart to exist, originate
- nascerstart to exist, originate
- surgirget up, stand up
- levantar-seget up, stand up
- ascenderget up, stand up
Romanian ridica, scula
- ridicaget up, stand up
- sculaget up, stand up
Russian возника́ть, возни́кнуть
- возника́ть (voznikátʹ)start to exist, originate
- возни́кнуть (vozníknutʹ)start to exist, originate
- встава́ть (vstavátʹ)get up, stand up
- встать (vstatʹ)get up, stand up
Scottish Gaelic èirich
- èirichget up, stand up
Spanish surgir, provenir
- surgirstart to exist, originate
- provenirstart to exist, originate
- nacerstart to exist, originate
- dimanarstart to exist, originate
- surgirget up, stand up
- levantarseget up, stand up
Swedish uppstå
- uppståstart to exist, originate
Turkish kalkmak
- kalkmakget up, stand up
Ukrainian виника́ти, встава́ти
- виника́ти (vynykáty)start to exist, originate
- встава́ти (vstaváty)get up, stand up
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with arise
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Cite this entry
arise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arise
“arise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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