noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rebel, rise, rise up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protest, resist, dissent
Narrower terms: revolt, mutiny
10
verb
Meaning 10
come into existence; take on form or shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
A new religious movement originated in that country
a love that sprang up from friendship
the idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: originate, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: become
Narrower terms: resurge, come forth, emerge, come, follow, well up, swell, head
11
verb
Meaning 11
originate or come into being
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a question arose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: come up, bob up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: become
History
Etymology
From Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan (“to arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate; spring up, ascend”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), equivalent to a- + rise. Cognate with Scots arise, aryse (“to arise, rise up, come into existence”), Middle Low German errīsen (“to stand up, arise”), Old High German irrīsan (“to rise up, fall”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (urreisan, “to arise”). Eclipsed Middle English sourden, sorden, borrowed from Old French sordre, sourdre (“to arise, originate, fly up”).
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
opstaan
— get up, stand up
Bulgarian:
излизам
(izlizam)
— get up, stand up
Bulgarian:
произлизам
(proizlizam)
— get up, stand up
Cherokee:
ᎠᏗᏗᎠ
(adidia)
— get up, stand up
Danish:
stå op
— get up, stand up
Dutch:
opstaan
— get up, stand up
Esperanto:
leviĝi
— get up, stand up
Finnish:
nousta
— get up, stand up
French:
se lever
— get up, stand up
French:
se relever
— get up, stand up
Georgian:
ადგომა
(adgoma)
— get up, stand up
German:
sich erheben
— get up, stand up
German:
aufstehen
— get up, stand up
Gothic:
𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽
(urreisan)
— get up, stand up
Gothic:
𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽
(usstandan)
— get up, stand up
Greek:
σηκώνομαι
(sikónomai)
— get up, stand up
Hindi:
उठना
(uṭhnā)
— get up, stand up
Hindi:
खड़े होना
(khaṛe honā)
— get up, stand up
Hungarian:
felkel
— get up, stand up
Hungarian:
felemelkedik
— get up, stand up
Interlingua:
surger
— get up, stand up
Interlingua:
altiar se
— get up, stand up
Irish:
éirigh
— get up, stand up
Old Irish:
at·reig
— get up, stand up
Italian:
sorgere
— get up, stand up
Latin:
surgo
— get up, stand up
Latin:
enascor
— get up, stand up
Latin:
existo
— get up, stand up
Middle English:
arisen
— get up, stand up
Norwegian Bokmål:
stå opp
— get up, stand up
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stå opp
— get up, stand up
Plautdietsch:
oppstonen
— get up, stand up
Portuguese:
surgir
— get up, stand up
Portuguese:
levantar-se
— get up, stand up
Portuguese:
ascender
— get up, stand up
Quechua:
hatariy
— get up, stand up
Romanian:
ridica
— get up, stand up
Romanian:
scula
— get up, stand up
Russian:
встава́ть
(vstavátʹ)
— get up, stand up
Russian:
встать
(vstatʹ)
— get up, stand up
Scottish Gaelic:
èirich
— get up, stand up
Serbo-Croatian:
ustati
— get up, stand up
Spanish:
surgir
— get up, stand up
Spanish:
levantarse
— get up, stand up
Tocharian B:
tsänk-
— get up, stand up
Tok Pisin:
kamap
— get up, stand up
Turkish:
kalkmak
— get up, stand up
Ugaritic:
𐎖𐎎
(qm)
— get up, stand up
Ukrainian:
встава́ти
(vstaváty)
— get up, stand up
Afrikaans:
ontstaan
— start to exist, originate
Arabic:
نَهَضَ
(nahaḍa)
— start to exist, originate
Bulgarian:
възниквам
(vǎznikvam)
— start to exist, originate
Bulgarian:
появявам се
(pojavjavam se)
— start to exist, originate
Chinese Mandarin:
起來 /起来
(qǐlái)
— start to exist, originate
Chinese Mandarin:
產生 /产生
(chǎnshēng)
— start to exist, originate
Czech:
vzniknout
— start to exist, originate
Danish:
opstå
— start to exist, originate
Dutch:
ontstaan
— start to exist, originate
Finnish:
syntyä
— start to exist, originate
Finnish:
saada alkunsa
— start to exist, originate
French:
surgir
— start to exist, originate
French:
apparaitre
— start to exist, originate
French:
naitre
— start to exist, originate
West-Frisian:
ûntstean
— start to exist, originate
Georgian:
აღმოცენება
(aɣmoceneba)
— start to exist, originate
Georgian:
წამოჭრა
(c̣amoč̣ra)
— start to exist, originate
German:
entstehen
— start to exist, originate
German:
auftreten
— start to exist, originate
Greek:
ανακύπτω
(anakýpto)
— start to exist, originate
Hindi:
उद्गम
(udgam)
— start to exist, originate
Hungarian:
fakad
— start to exist, originate
Hungarian:
ered
— start to exist, originate
Hungarian:
származik
— start to exist, originate
Hungarian:
keletkezik
— start to exist, originate
Interlingua:
surger
— start to exist, originate
Interlingua:
provenir
— start to exist, originate
Italian:
sorgere
— start to exist, originate
Italian:
apparire
— start to exist, originate
Italian:
nascere
— start to exist, originate
Japanese:
起こる
(okoru)
— start to exist, originate
Korean:
일어나다
(ireonada)
— start to exist, originate
Latin:
surgere
— start to exist, originate
Middle English:
arisen
— start to exist, originate
Norwegian Bokmål:
oppstå
— start to exist, originate
Norwegian Nynorsk:
oppstå
— start to exist, originate
Portuguese:
surgir
— start to exist, originate
Portuguese:
provir
— start to exist, originate
Portuguese:
aparecer
— start to exist, originate
Portuguese:
nascer
— start to exist, originate
Russian:
возника́ть
(voznikátʹ)
— start to exist, originate
Russian:
возни́кнуть
(vozníknutʹ)
— start to exist, originate
Spanish:
surgir
— start to exist, originate
Spanish:
provenir
— start to exist, originate
Spanish:
aparecer
— start to exist, originate
Spanish:
nacer
— start to exist, originate
Spanish:
dimanar
— start to exist, originate
Swedish:
uppstå
— start to exist, originate
Tok Pisin:
kamap
— start to exist, originate
Ukrainian:
виника́ти
(vynykáty)
— start to exist, originate
German:
erwachsen
— begin to act a part, become relevant
German:
aufkommen
— begin to act a part, become relevant