arose

[ uh-rohz ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense of arise.

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How to use arose in a sentence

  • Sometimes the child lay so still that Aristide arose to see whether he was alive.

  • Another female person, whom I put down as Madam Stone, arose and disappeared through an open door at my approach.

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  • At last, tired of fighting an unseen foe, the men arose to their feet, and with a wild cheer sprang forward.

  • When the first sunbeam gleamed through the window of Bat's tiny kitchen, I arose, pulled on my boots and went to feed my horse.

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  • Quiet and good natured, when necessity arose he never failed to assert his authority.

British Dictionary definitions for arose

arose

/ (əˈrəʊz) /


verb
  1. the past tense of arise

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