Meanings
verbrise from the ashes (third-person singular simple present rises from the ashes, present participle rising from the ashes, simple past rose from the ashes, past participle risen from the ashes)
present singular third person rises from the ashes · participle present rising from the ashes · past rose from the ashes · participle past risen from the ashes
- To make a comeback after a disaster that almost led to a tragic end; to make a comeback after a long hiatus; to come back into common use or practice, or back into popularity.
Origin
The phrase refers to the resurrection of the mythical phoenix.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish nousta tuhkasta
- nousta tuhkastato make a comeback
French renaître de ses cendres
- renaître de ses cendresto make a comeback
Polish powstawać z popiołów, powstać z popiołów
- powstawać z popiołówto make a comeback
- powstać z popiołówto make a comeback
Russian восстава́ть из пе́пла, восста́ть из пе́пла
- восстава́ть из пе́пла (vosstavátʹ iz pépla)to make a comeback
- восста́ть из пе́пла (vosstátʹ iz pépla)to make a comeback
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APA
rise from the ashes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20from%20the%20ashes
MLA
“rise from the ashes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20from%20the%20ashes. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rise from the ashes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20from%20the%20ashes.
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