Phrase guide

give rise to

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be the origin of; to produce; to result in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пора́ждам (poráždam) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Chinese Mandarin: 引起 (yǐnqǐ) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Chinese Mandarin: 造成 (zàochéng) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Chinese Mandarin: 導致 /导致 (dǎozhì) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Dutch: veroorzaken — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Finnish: aiheuttaa — to be the origin of; to produce
  • French: donner lieu — to be the origin of; to produce
  • German: führen zu — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Greek: οδηγώ σε (odigó se) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Hungarian: előidéz — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Hungarian: okoz — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Hungarian: kelt — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Hungarian: alkalmat ad — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Indonesian: menimbulkan — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Italian: dare luogo — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Italian: dare adito — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Italian: dare origine — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Korean: 야기(惹起)하다 (yagihada) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Korean: 초래(招來)하다 (choraehada) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Korean: 불러일으키다 (bulleoireukida) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Macedonian: да́ва по́вод (dáva póvod) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Macedonian: до́веде (dóvede) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Macedonian: по́роди (pórodi) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Polish: zapoczątkowywać — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Polish: zapoczątkować — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Polish: dawać początek — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Polish: dać początek — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Portuguese: ocasionar — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Portuguese: produzir — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Portuguese: dar origem a — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Portuguese: resultar em — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Russian: порожда́ть (poroždátʹ) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Russian: дава́ть нача́ло (davátʹ načálo) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Russian: дава́ть по́вод (davátʹ póvod) — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Spanish: engendrar — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Spanish: ocasionar — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Spanish: producir — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Spanish: dar pie — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Spanish: acarrear — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Swedish: ge upphov till — to be the origin of; to produce
  • Swedish: föranleda — to be the origin of; to produce