Phrase guide

rise up

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To ascend to the surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, literally

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: upheave

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Of a horse, etc., to rear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The horse reared in terror

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rear

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: straighten

Narrower terms: rear back

5

verb

Meaning 5

come to the surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: surface, come up, rise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ascend, go up

Narrower terms: emerge, resurface, bubble up, intumesce, well, swell

6

verb

Meaning 6

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, arise, rise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: protest, resist, dissent

Narrower terms: revolt, mutiny

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: povstávat — to ascend to the surface
  • Czech: povstat — to ascend to the surface
  • Esperanto: leviĝi — to ascend to the surface
  • Irish: éirigh suas — to ascend to the surface
  • Portuguese: erguer-se — to ascend to the surface
  • Quechua: lluqsiy — to ascend to the surface
  • Belarusian: паўстава́ць (pawstavácʹ) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Belarusian: паўста́ць (pawstácʹ) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Hungarian: felkel — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Latin: īnsurgō — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Polish: powstawać — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Polish: powstać — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Russian: восстава́ть (vosstavátʹ) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Russian: восста́ть (vosstátʹ) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Ottoman Turkish: قالقمق (kalkmak) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Ukrainian: повстава́ти (povstaváty) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • Ukrainian: повста́ти (povstáty) — to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt