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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
Example:
the risen sun
Classified under:
Similar:
up (being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past participle of the verb rise
Context examples:
The sixth had only risen upon his elbow; he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
But Hansel comforted her and said: “Just wait a little, until the moon has risen, and then we will soon find the way.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Never have I risen to such a height, and never have I been so hard pressed by an opponent.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She would certainly have risen to their blessings if she could, but she did not want to lessen theirs.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Fanny with doubting feelings had risen to meet him, but sank down again on finding herself undistinguished in the dusk, and unthought of.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
And, finally, could this be the austere and prim figure which had risen before the meeting at the Zoological Institute?
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The sun had risen over Ashurst and Denny woods, and was shining brightly, though the eastern wind had a sharp flavor to it, and the leaves were flickering thickly from the trees.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
She would have been ashamed to look her family in the face the next morning, had she not risen from her bed in more need of repose than when she lay down in it.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
He did not say a word, but took the hand she offered him, and laid his face down on it for a minute, feeling that out of the grave of a boyish passion, there had risen a beautiful, strong friendship to bless them both.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
