rise above something

  • 1rise above something — rise above (something) to not allow something unpleasant to influence you. She rose above personal tragedy by following the principles of self reliance, discipline, and education. Phillips had little hope of rising above poverty …

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  • 3rise above — To remain unaffected, unlimited or unconstrained by • • • Main Entry: ↑rise * * * rise above [phrasal verb] rise above (something) 1 : to not allow yourself to be hurt or controlled by (something bad or harmful) We need to rise above our… …

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  • 4rise above — (something) to not allow something unpleasant to influence you. She rose above personal tragedy by following the principles of self reliance, discipline, and education. Phillips had little hope of rising above poverty …

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  • 5rise above — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rise above : present tense I/you/we/they rise above he/she/it rises above present participle rising above past tense rose above past participle risen above 1) a) rise above something to deal well with a… …

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  • 6rise — 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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  • 7rise — 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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  • 8rise — 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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  • 9rise */*/*/ — 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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  • 10rise*/*/*/ — [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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