verb / noun · formal
rise
/raɪz/RISE
task1
to become higher in level or amount; an increase
Examples
“The price of petrol rose by 10% last year.”
“There was a steady rise in sales throughout the quarter.”
“Over the decade the city saw a rise in population.”
Band 8 sentence
“Between 2005 and 2015 the unemployment rate rose steadily, peaking at around 8% in 2012.”
Collocations
- rise sharply / rise steadily / a rise in
- rise to a peak of
Word family
rise verbrise nounrising adjectiveraised adjective (by someone)rosen (irregular past participle — used rarely)
Common mistakes
use 'raise' when the subject moves itself (e.g., 'prices raised')→use 'rise' (e.g., 'prices rose')
say 'has risen up' or 'rose up' in a chart context→say 'has risen' or 'rose'
Say it for a higher band
5go up→6increase→7+rise
Synonyms
go up
increase
Easily confused
raise
“The company raised its prices last month.”
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