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Main Entry: 1rise
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): rose; risen; rising
Usage: English word
intransitive verb
1 : GET UP : levantarse <to rise to one's feet : ponerse de pie>
2 : elevarse, alzarse <the mountains rose to the west : las montañas se elevaron al oeste>
3 : salir (dícese del sol y de la luna)
4 : subir (dícese de las aguas, del humo, etc.) <the river rose : las aguas subieron de nivel>
5 : INCREASE : aumentar, subir
6 : ORIGINATE : nacer, proceder
7 to rise in rank : ascender
8 to rise up : REBEL : sublevarse, rebelarse
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