to respond adequately to (the demands of something, esp a testing challenge)
rise to in American English
to prove oneself capable of coping with
to rise to the occasion
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Examples of 'rise to' in a sentence
rise to
At these times, the passion he felt in New York would rise to overwhelm him.
Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT (2002)
Evelyn knew very little about the treacherous disease which can give rise to such hopes only to dash them down in a day.
Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL (2002)
In Leviticus or somewhere...' Wesley refused to rise to her.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
There is no army waiting over the next rise to come to our rescue.
Jennifer Fallon HARSHINI (2002)
All related terms of 'rise to'
give rise to
to be the cause of
to give rise to
If something gives rise to an event or situation , it causes that event or situation to happen .
to rise to the occasion
If you say that someone rose to the occasion , you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation .
rise to the occasion
to have the courage , wit , etc, to meet the special demands of a situation
to rise to the challenge
If someone rises to the challenge , they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful .
take the bait to rise to the bait
If you take the bait , you react to something that someone has said or done exactly as they intended you to do. The expression rise to the bait is also used, mainly in British English.