1. To move vertically, especially at a smooth, consistent pace. It was amazing watching all those hot air balloons rising up at the same time.
How do you use rise up in a sentence?
- He that lies down [sleeps] with dogs must rise up with fleas.
- He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.
- Sisters, we must rise up and defeat our oppressors.
- He incited people to rise up against the government.
- He called on the people to rise up against the invaders.
Has raised risen?
Note that raise is a regular verb, the three forms are – raise, raised, raised. To rise something, there is no external force needed. For example, the sun rises, a person rises beyond his own capacity etc… Rise is thus an intransitive verb and is also irregular with its forms – rise, rose, risen.