Stand Up vs Rise - What's the Difference?

Rise

Stand Up

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a growth in strength or number or importance
  • increase in price or value
  • the act of changing location in an upward direction
  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  • an increase in cost
  • (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
  • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
  • the amount a salary is increased
  • a movement upward
  • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Definition as Noun
Definition as Verb
  • become heartened or elated
  • exert oneself to meet a challenge
  • rise to one's feet
  • move to a better position in life or to a better job
  • come up, of celestial bodies
  • get up and out of bed
  • increase in value or to a higher point
  • become more extreme
  • rise in rank or status
  • move upward
  • rise up
  • come into existence; take on form or shape
  • increase in volume
  • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
  • return from the dead
  • come to the surface
  • go up or advance
Definition as Verb
  • rise to one's feet
  • refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
  • put into an upright position
  • be standing; be upright
  • defend against attack or criticism
  • resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  • rise up as in fear

Examples

  • "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
  • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
  • "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
  • "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
  • "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
  • "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
  • "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
  • "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
  • "The audience got up and applauded"
  • "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown"
  • "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
  • "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
  • "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
  • "The tension heightened"
  • "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
  • "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
  • "The building rose before them"
  • "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"
  • "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
  • "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
  • "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
  • "The audience got up and applauded"
  • "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
  • "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
  • "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
  • "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
  • "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Verb

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