rise and shine

verb

Used to wish someone happiness upon waking up

“Near-synonym: get up”

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up and at 'emwake upget up
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Meanings

verbrise and shine (third-person singular simple present rises and shines, present participle rising and shining, simple past rose and shone, past participle risen and shone)

present singular third person rises and shines · participle present rising and shining · past rose and shone · participle past risen and shone

  1. idiomaticimperativeUsed to wish someone happiness upon waking up

    Near-synonym: get up

    1 more example

    Good morning, little Martin; rise and shine!

    Synonyms: up and at 'em, wake up, get up

noun
  1. bingoA traditional call for the number twenty-nine.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbUsed to wish someone happiness upon waking up

Similar
up and at 'emwake upget up

Origin

Presumably Isaiah 60:1.

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Translations

Finnish nouse, ole kirkas, ylös, ulos ja lenkille
  • nouse, ole kirkasused to wish someone happiness upon waking up
  • ylös, ulos ja lenkilleused to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Greek καλά ξυπνητούρια
  • καλά ξυπνητούρια (kalá xypnitoúria)used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Polish pobudka
  • pobudkaused to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Portuguese levante-se e brilhe
  • levante-se e brilheused to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Russian проснись и пой
  • проснись и пой (prosnisʹ i poj)used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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