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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

rise up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, literally) To ascend to the surface.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt.
    • Captain Anderson: Shepard's right. We're headed for war with the Reapers. If we lose, it's the end of all life as we know it. And no other species in the galaxy truly understands what it will take to survive. Captain Anderson: The other races have to follow our lead. We need to take control. It's time for humanity to rise up and seize its destiny! 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
  3. (intransitive) Of a horse, etc., to rear.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rises up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rising up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rose up Tense=Past lexicographic
risen up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

uprise

Synonyms

upheave

Translations (17)

cs povstat (to ascend to the surface) · ga éirigh suas (to ascend to the surface) · ru восстава́ть (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · uk повстава́ти (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · pt erguer-se (to ascend to the surface) · eo leviĝi (to ascend to the surface) · uk повста́ти (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · ota قالقمق (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · cs povstávat (to ascend to the surface) · pl powstawać (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · qu lluqsiy (to ascend to the surface) · la īnsurgō (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · hu felkel (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · be паўста́ць (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · ru восста́ть (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · be паўстава́ць (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt) · pl powstać (to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt)