come into existence; take on form or shape; "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"
Used in a Sentence
uprise
How to use uprise in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for uprise.
Editorial note
Pretty close to my sentiment with the uprise in "<blah blah blah> learn to code".
Examples11
Definitions8
Parts of speech1
Quick take
come into existence; take on form or shape; "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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of uprise gathered in one view.
ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for uprise.
verb
come into existence; take on form or shape; "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"
verb
ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
verb
rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
See also: bristle
verb
rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
verb
come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
verb
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
verb
return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
verb
get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
Example sentences
Pretty close to my sentiment with the uprise in "<blah blah blah> learn to code".
You "feel" you have a voice, they give you an outlet, so you do nothing to uprise against it.
Is there some kind of reason there is not a big uprise against this kind of practice in the US?
And unlike two decades ago, there are now hundreds of ways to uprise and much harder to crack down.
Half of those also ban eating pork, but I suspect there's not been an uprise in the Google cafeteria.
The narrative has been sounding more and more to me like a "freedom to uprise and overthrow the government".
Interesting, I always saw the uprise of social games as quite confusing, since myself as a gamer saw no need for these games.
When there was one and following the failed uprise in the 1930s, Palestinians in fact clashed with there own elite, in what was a civil war between the established leadership and a mob. Jews just happened to be in the way.
I mean they maneuvered Google into an obvious and significant monopoly position, similar to the one Microsoft found itself before the uprise of Google.
The video editor tries to appeal to those people who would think that robotics takes away jobs and that robots might "uprise" against humans, while the content will mostly be interesting to robotics enthusiasts.
It is a bit cynical to mention the role of the internet in the uprise against Mubarak as an example of the internet being "america's greatest weapon" given Mubarak's position as a longtime US ally.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use uprise in a sentence?
Pretty close to my sentiment with the uprise in "<blah blah blah> learn to code".
What does uprise mean?
come into existence; take on form or shape; "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"
What part of speech is uprise?
uprise is commonly used as verb.