rising

«rising» in Mova's school dictionary: going up, or getting higher — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (-ing of rise: rising); adjective; noun (a rising, risings — a rebellion)

meaning for a pupil

1) Rising means going up, or getting higher. tree →

2) Rising means getting bigger in number, amount or strength, like rising prices. tree →

3) The rising sun is the sun coming up in the morning. tree →

4) Rising as an adjective describes something becoming more important or successful, like a rising star. tree →

5) A rising (noun) is a rebellion against rulers, such as the Easter Rising in Ireland. tree →

6) Rising can also mean getting up out of bed in the morning. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography, warm air is rising; bread dough is rising because of yeast; sea levels are rising because of climate change; rivers are rising after heavy rain, which can mean floods — stay away from flood water. In maths, a rising graph shows an increase; «rising by 5 each time» describes a sequence. In history, the Easter Rising of Ireland is famous. Phrases: «rising sun», «rising tide», «rising star», «rising prices», «sea levels are rising».

examples

• The sun is rising over the hills. tree →
• Hot air is rising from the fire. tree →
• Sea levels are rising around the world. tree →
• The river is rising after the storm, so keep away. tree →
• The bread is rising in a warm place. tree →
• The numbers are rising by three each time: 3, 6, 9, 12. tree →
• Prices keep rising at the shop. tree →
• She's a rising star in tennis. tree →
• A Cock, rising early, discovered what had happened. tree →

note

From the irregular verb rise: rise, rises, rose, risen, rising (drop the e). Do not confuse «rise» (go up by itself) with «raise» (lift something up): «The sun is rising»; «Raise your hand». In maths, «rising» means increasing.

In the corpora

• In autumn they fly about 10,000 kilometres to Africa, soaring on rising warm air instead of flapping.
• tāng (high) is soup and táng (rising) is sugar or sweets.
• bú shì («BOO SHR!») means no, it isn't; bù becomes rising bú before a falling tone.
• tián («tyen?», rising) means sweet; tiān, high and level, is sky or day.
• "lóng" (rising) means dragon; Chinese dragons are lucky, wise and bring rain.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rising» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.