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se lever — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arise verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.
  • dawn noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.

Senses

se lever is used for these senses in English:

  • arise (intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
  • dawn (intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
  • get up To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
  • rise (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
  • stand (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
  • stand up (intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position.

arise — full definition

  1. verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.
  2. verb To get up, especially from sleep or a resting position (somewhat literary).

dawn — full definition

  1. noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
  2. verb To begin to become clear or obvious to someone, often suddenly.

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