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Arise and rise
"Arise" means ‘begin’, ‘appear’, ‘occur’, and ‘come to one’s notice’[edit | edit source]
It is used mostly with abstract nouns as subjects.
Examples:
- A discussion arose about the best way to pay.
- I'm afraid a difficulty has arisen.
"Rise" usually means 'get higher’, 'come/go up’[edit | edit source]
Examples:
- Prices keep rising. What time does the sun rise?
- My hopes are rising.
Note that we usually say that people get up in the morning. Rise is only used with this meaning in a very formal style.
"Arise" and "rise" are irregular verbs[edit | edit source]
Present-Past-Past participle
(a)rise - (a)rose - (a)risen
Videos[edit | edit source]
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