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arise

/əˈɹaɪz/

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What does arise mean?

verb

  1. To come up from a lower to a higher position.
  2. To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
  3. To 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 meanings (1)

noun

  1. (obsolete) Arising, rising.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈɹaɪz/

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Elnora thought of the Limberlost, of Philip, and her mother, and almost choked with the sobs that would arise in her throat.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125
“Cases arise, and this is one, when even ungenerous questions must be put to make false assumptions impossible, and to kill scandal.”
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153
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Want of success may arise from vapors of iodine or bromine in the camera box, mercury bath, or even in the buffs.
S. D. (Samuel Dwight) HumphreyAmerican Hand Book of the DaguerreotypeProject Gutenberg ebook #167
This had become the serious business of Peace's life, to be pursued, should necessity arise, even to the peril of men's lives.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
They still encouraged the popular belief of Divine interference in all the disputes or differences that might arise among nations or individuals.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636