to rise to a challenge

  • 1rise to the challenge — rise to the challenge/occasion ► to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully: »All eyes are now on the oil companies to see if they can rise to the challenge and get the fuel out quickly. Main Entry: ↑rise …

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  • 2rise to the challenge/occasion — ► to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully: »All eyes are now on the oil companies to see if they can rise to the challenge and get the fuel out quickly. Main Entry: ↑rise …

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  • 3rise to the occasion — rise to the challenge/occasion ► to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully: »All eyes are now on the oil companies to see if they can rise to the challenge and get the fuel out quickly. Main Entry: ↑rise …

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  • 4rise — 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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  • 5rise — [[t]ra͟ɪz[/t]] ♦ rises, rising, rose, risen 1) VERB If something rises, it moves upwards. [V from/to n] Wilson s ice cold eyes watched the smoke rise from his cigarette... The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him. PHRASAL VERB …

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  • 6rise — 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) …

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  • 7rise to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rise to : present tense I/you/we/they rise to he/she/it rises to present participle rising to past tense rose to past participle risen to 1) rise to something to react to something in the way that someone… …

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  • 8challenge — I n. dare 1) to issue, send a challenge 2) to accept, respond to, take up a challenge 3) to meet a challenge 4) a formidable, real challenge 5) a challenge to (it was a challenge to our very existence) 6) a challenge to + inf. (it was a challenge …

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  • 9challenge — challenge1 W2S2 [ˈtʃælındʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something difficult)¦ 2¦(question something)¦ 3¦(competition)¦ 4¦(stop)¦ 5¦(in law)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SOMETHING DIFFICULT)¦ [U and C] something that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10rise — ▪ I. rise rise 1 [raɪz] verb rose PASTTENSE [rəʊz ǁ roʊz] risen PASTPART [ˈrɪzn] [intransitive] 1. to increase in number, amount, or value: • House prices are likely to rise towards the end of this year …

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