to get or rise to one's feet
1rise — I n. origin 1) to give rise to angry reaction 2) to get a rise out of smb. pay increase (BE) 3) an across the board rise 4) a rise in (wages) (AE has raise) increase 5) a sharp rise 6) a rise in (a rise in prices) …
2get up — verb 1. rise to one s feet (Freq. 15) The audience got up and applauded • Syn: ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑uprise, ↑stand up • Ant: ↑sit down ( …
3get up — verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to arise from bed b. to rise to one s feet c. climb, ascend 2. to go ahead or faster used in the imperative as a command especially to driven animals transitive verb 1. to make preparations for …
4rise — [n1] increase, improvement acceleration, accession, accretion, addition, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, ascent, augmentation, boost, breakthrough, climb, distention, doubling, enlargement, growth, heightening, hike, increment, inflation,… …
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. )… …
6rise — /ruyz/, v., rose, risen /riz euhn/, rising, n. v.i. 1. to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees. 2. to get up from bed, esp. to… …
7rise — 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… …
8rise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. arise, ascend, soar; slope upward; loom, appear; increase, augment; originate, spring from; get up; prosper; revolt, rebel. n. ascent; acclivity, slope; origin, source; appreciation, increase;… …
9rise — 1. verb 1) the sun rose Syn: move up/upwards, come up, make one s/its way up, arise, ascend, climb, mount, soar Ant: fall, descend, set 2) the mountains rising above us …
10get — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into the possession of; receive or earn (get a job; got pound200 a week; got first prize). 2 tr. fetch, obtain, procure, purchase (get my book for me; got a new …
