a sudden rise

  • 1rise — rise1 W1S2 [raız] v past tense rose [rəuz US rouz] past participle risen [ˈrızən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(go upwards)¦ 3¦(stand)¦ 4¦(become successful)¦ 5¦(be tall)¦ 6¦(voice/sound)¦ 7¦(sun/moon/star)¦ …

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  • 2rise — 1 /raIz/ verb past tense rose past participle risen / rIzFn/ (I) 1 INCREASE to increase in number, amount or value: House prices are likely to rise towards the end of this year. | rise by 10%/$3/a large amount etc: Sales rose by 20% over the… …

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  • 3rise */*/*/ — I UK [raɪz] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rise : present tense I/you/we/they rise he/she/it rises present participle rising past tense rose UK [rəʊz] / US [roʊz] past participle risen UK [ˈrɪz(ə)n] / US 1) rise or rise up to move upwards or …

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  • 4rise*/*/*/ — [raɪz] (past tense rose [rəʊz] ; past participle risen [ˈrɪz(ə)n] ) verb I 1) to move upwards or to a higher position The aircraft rose slowly into the air.[/ex] Thick black smoke rose from the middle of the town.[/ex] As the sun rose in the sky …

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  • 5rise — rise1 [ raız ] (past tense rose [ rouz ] ; past participle ris|en [ rızn ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move upward ▸ 2 increase ▸ 3 achieve success/power ▸ 4 stand up ▸ 5 be tall/high ▸ 6 fight against government ▸ 7 become red ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …

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  • 6sudden — sud|den1 [ sʌdn ] adjective *** happening very quickly and without any sign that it is going to happen: a sudden rise in violent crime She felt a sudden pain in her hip. His departure was very sudden and unexpected. ╾ sud|den|ness noun uncount… …

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  • 7sudden*/*/ — [ˈsʌd(ə)n] adj I happening very quickly and without any sign that it is going to happen a sudden rise in violent crime[/ex] She felt a sudden pain in her hip.[/ex] suddenness noun [U] II noun sudden [ˈsʌd(ə)n] all of a sudden if something happens …

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  • 8sudden — I UK [ˈsʌd(ə)n] / US adjective *** happening very quickly and without any sign that it is going to happen a sudden rise in violent crime She felt a sudden pain in her hip. His departure was very sudden and unexpected. Derived word: suddenness… …

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  • 9Sudden unexplained death syndrome — Sudden unexpected death syndrome (SUDS) or Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is sudden unexpected death of adolescents and adults during sleep.Fact|date=September 2008 It is rarely observed in the Western world, and appears to… …

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  • 10rise — [rīz] vi. rose, risen [riz′ən] rising [ME risen < OE risan, akin to OHG risan, ON risa < IE * ereis , extension of base * er , to set in motion, raise > RUN, L oriri, to rise, Gr ornynai, to arouse] I to get up 1. to stand or assume a… …

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