arose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb come into existence; take on form or shape
    originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
    • A new religious movement originated in that country
    • a love that sprang up from friendship
    • the idea for the book grew out of a short story
    • An interesting phenomenon uprose
  2. verb originate or come into being
    come up; bob up; arise.
    • a question arose
  3. verb rise to one's feet
    stand up; get up; rise; uprise; arise.
    • The audience got up and applauded
  4. verb result or issue
    come up; arise.
    • A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
  5. verb move upward
    come up; rise; uprise; lift; go up; arise; move up.
    • The fog lifted
    • The smoke arose from the forest fire
    • The mist uprose from the meadows
  6. verb take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    rise; rebel; rise up; arise.
  7. verb get up and out of bed
    get up; rise; turn out; uprise; arise.
    • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
    • They rose early
    • He uprose at night

WordNet


A*rose"
Definitions
  1. The past or preterit tense of Arise.

Webster 1913