give rise to

verb

To be the origin of; to produce; to result in.

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Meanings

verbgive rise to (third-person singular simple present gives rise to, present participle giving rise to, simple past gave rise to, past participle given rise to)

present singular third person gives rise to · participle present giving rise to · past gave rise to · participle past given rise to

  1. transitiveTo be the origin of; to produce; to result in.

    Synonyms: engender, spawn

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be the origin of; to produce; to result in.

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Translations

Bulgarian пора́ждам
  • пора́ждам (poráždam)to be the origin of; to produce
Chinese Mandarin 引起, 造成
  • 引起 (yǐnqǐ)to be the origin of; to produce
  • 造成 (zàochéng)to be the origin of; to produce
  • 導致 /导致 (dǎozhì)to be the origin of; to produce
Dutch veroorzaken
  • veroorzakento be the origin of; to produce
Finnish aiheuttaa
  • aiheuttaato be the origin of; to produce
French donner lieu
  • donner lieuto be the origin of; to produce
German führen zu
  • führen zuto be the origin of; to produce
Greek οδηγώ σε
  • οδηγώ σε (odigó se)to be the origin of; to produce
Hungarian előidéz, okoz
  • előidézto be the origin of; to produce
  • okozto be the origin of; to produce
  • keltto be the origin of; to produce
  • alkalmat adto be the origin of; to produce
Indonesian menimbulkan
  • menimbulkanto be the origin of; to produce
Italian dare luogo, dare adito
  • dare luogoto be the origin of; to produce
  • dare aditoto be the origin of; to produce
  • dare origineto be the origin of; to produce
Korean 야기(惹起)하다, 초래(招來)하다
  • 야기(惹起)하다 (yagihada)to be the origin of; to produce
  • 초래(招來)하다 (choraehada)to be the origin of; to produce
  • 불러일으키다 (bulleoireukida)to be the origin of; to produce
Polish zapoczątkowywać, zapoczątkować
  • zapoczątkowywaćto be the origin of; to produce
  • zapoczątkowaćto be the origin of; to produce
  • dawać początekto be the origin of; to produce
  • dać początekto be the origin of; to produce
Portuguese ocasionar, produzir
  • ocasionarto be the origin of; to produce
  • produzirto be the origin of; to produce
  • dar origem ato be the origin of; to produce
  • resultar emto be the origin of; to produce
Russian порожда́ть, дава́ть нача́ло
  • порожда́ть (poroždátʹ)to be the origin of; to produce
  • дава́ть нача́ло (davátʹ načálo)to be the origin of; to produce
  • дава́ть по́вод (davátʹ póvod)to be the origin of; to produce
Spanish engendrar, ocasionar
  • engendrarto be the origin of; to produce
  • ocasionarto be the origin of; to produce
  • producirto be the origin of; to produce
  • dar pieto be the origin of; to produce
  • acarrearto be the origin of; to produce
Swedish ge upphov till, föranleda
  • ge upphov tillto be the origin of; to produce
  • föranledato be the origin of; to produce
Cite this entry
APA

give rise to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20rise%20to

MLA

“give rise to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20rise%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give rise to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20rise%20to.

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