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arise from (something)
1. To stand up from a seated or prone position. My teenage son doesn't arise from his bed until one in the afternoon. Can you please help Grandma arise from her chair? Her back is really bothering her today. Any chance you can arise from the couch and put some of these groceries away?
2. To move in an upward direction. My heart started beating faster as the helicopter arose from the ground. My toddler squealed with delight as the bird arose from its branch and took flight. We watched in awe as the parasailer arose from the waters once the boat started moving.
3. To emerge from a bleak situation. Thanks to scholarships, I was able to go to a top college and arise from poverty. Wow, Miranda really seems to have arisen from ashes of her marriage better than ever. Thankfully, medication and therapy have allowed me to arise from the depths of depression.
4. To result from something. Many issues arose from the passing of that bill. Did you hear about all the car accidents that arose from that traffic light being out? Brace yourself—I expect considerable pushback to arise from our decision to cut funding.
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arise out of (something)
1. To stand up from something; to get up out of something. My teenage son doesn't arise out of his bed until one in the afternoon. Can you please help Grandma arise out of her chair? Her back is really bothering her today. Any chance you can arise out of that comfy armchair and put some of these groceries away?
2. To move in an upward direction. And then the excess gas arises out of this contraption here. My toddler squealed with delight as the bird arose out of its nest and took flight. We watched in awe as the parasailer arose out of the ocean once the boat started moving.
3. To emerge from a bleak situation. Thanks to scholarships, I was able to arise out of poverty and go to a top college. Wow, Miranda really seems to have arisen out of the ashes of her marriage better than ever. Thankfully, medication and therapy have allowed me to arise out of the depths of depression.
4. To result from something. Many issues arose out of the passing of that bill. Is that traffic light not working? Oh man, I bet a lot of car accidents will arise out of that. Brace yourself—I expect considerable pushback to arise out of our decision to cut funding.
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arise from something
and arise out of something1. Lit. to get up from something. What time did you arise from bed? I arose out of my slumbers at dawn.
2. Lit. [for something] to drift upward from something. The smoke arose from the burning oil wells. The smoke arose out of the exhaust pipe.
3. Fig. to be due to something; to be caused by something. This whole problem arose from your stubbornness. The labor problem arose out of mismanagement.
4. Fig. [for someone] to come from poor or unfortunate circumstances. She arose from poverty to attain great wealth. She arose out of squalor through her own hard work.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
arise from
v.
1. To result, issue, or proceed from something: Many mistakes in mathematics arise from a misunderstanding of the basic concepts.
2. To move upward from something; ascend from something: The hot air balloons slowly arose from the ground.
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