Rise, raise, arise

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As well as the verb rise, English also has the verbs raise and arise.

Rise is an irregular, intransitive verb: rise - rose - risen.

Things can rise, but you cannot rise something.

 

Raise is a regular, transitive verb: raise - raised - raised.

People raise things. As well as to increase — to cause to rise — raise has lots of other meanings, including to collect capital, to bring up children, etc.

 

Arise is an irregular, intransitive verb: arise - arose - arisen.

It means to happen or occur, or to come into existence.

Problems arose soon after the new chairman took office.