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arise arose arisen

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UK/əˈraɪz əˈrəʊz əˈrɪzən/
US/əˈraɪz əˈroʊz əˈrɪzən/

Meanings

  1. verbintransitive

    (of a problem, question, or situation) to happen or begin to exist, especially when it was not planned.

    Grammar: No object; the thing that appears is the subject: A problem arose.

    Patterns

    • something arises
    • something arises from something
    • a problem/question/difficulty arises

    A new problem arose during the meeting.

    Questions arose about who would pay for the repairs.

    If any difficulty arises, call me right away.

  2. verbintransitiveliteraryold-fashioned

    (of a person) to get up or stand up, especially in old or literary writing.

    Grammar: No object; used mostly in literary or biblical style, not in everyday speech.

    Patterns

    • someone arises
    • someone arises from something

    He arose early and went out to the fields.

    She arose from her chair and greeted the guests.

  3. verbintransitiveformal

    (of a thing or feeling) to come into being or come out from a source.

    Grammar: No object; usually followed by 'from' or 'out of' to name the source.

    Patterns

    • something arises from something
    • something arises out of something

    The whole idea arose from a casual conversation.

    New industries arose out of the old trade routes.

Word forms

third person singulararises
past tensearose
past participlearisen
-ing formarising

Common combinations

a problem arises
A problem arises whenever two people share one computer.
arise from something
Most of these errors arise from simple carelessness.
the question arises
The question arises whether we can afford the trip.
arise out of something
The disagreement arose out of a misunderstanding.
if the need arises
If the need arises, we can hire another driver.

Synonyms and how they differ

come up
More informal and common in speech; 'arise' sounds more formal and is typical of writing.
occur
Focuses on something happening or coming to mind, while 'arise' stresses that it grows out of a situation.
emerge
Suggests something slowly becomes known, whereas 'arise' simply means it starts to exist.
result
Emphasizes a clear cause and effect; 'arise' is looser about where something comes from.

Opposites

disappearvanish

Word family

arising noun
The act of coming into existence, as in 'the arising of new questions'.
arisen adjective
Used after 'have' or 'be' to mean that something has come up, as in 'a problem has arisen'.

Commonly confused: arise arose arisen or arouse? arise arose arisen or rise?

arise arose arisen vs arouse

'Arouse' means to wake someone or stir up a feeling; 'arise' means to happen or come into being. The past of 'arise' is 'arose', while 'arouse' is regular: aroused.

arise arose arisen vs rise

'Rise' means to go upward or get up and is more common in everyday English; 'arise' is mostly used for problems and situations appearing.

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