Standard Lemma guide

risen

adj · name · verb · 4 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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  • rĭz′ən
  • /ˈɹɪ.zən/
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪzən
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 Z AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having risen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • the scent of newly risen bread

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of rise

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the risen sun

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Morphologically rise + -n.

Possibly a respelling of German Riesen.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: leviĝinta — having risen
Real reading context

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