phrasal verb · academic
give rise to
UK/ɡɪv raɪz tuː/US/ɡɪv raɪz tu/GIVE·rise·to
task2speaking
to cause something to happen, especially something bad or unexpected
Examples
“Rapid urbanisation can give rise to housing shortages in cities.”
“Poor planning gave rise to frequent traffic jams.”
“The new policy may give rise to unintended side effects.”
Band 8 sentence
“The expansion of fast fashion supply chains has given rise to serious environmental and social issues, which policy-makers cannot ignore.”
Collocations
- give rise to concerns
- give rise to problems
Word family
give rise to verb phrasegives/gave/given rise to verb phrasea rise noun
Common mistakes
give raise to→give rise to
give a rise to→give rise to
Say it for a higher band
5cause→6lead to→7+give rise to
Synonyms
cause
lead to
Easily confused
lead to
“Poor maintenance can lead to an increased risk of accidents.”
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