adj
risen
RIH-zuhn
adj
1
Having come up, gone up, or gotten up; in a raised or elevated state (often after having been down or low before).
"The bread was nicely risen and ready for the oven."
"Prices remain risen compared with last year."
How to Use Risen
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of having gone up — used after "has/have/had" as the past participle of "rise."
Common mistake
Use "risen" only after a helping verb ("has risen"); the simple past on its own is "rose" ("prices rose last year," not "prices risen last year").
Common pairings
newly risen
risen dough
has risen sharply
Word Forms
Risens plural
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Etymology
The past participle of "rise," formed the same way English builds other "-en" past participles like "broken" or "spoken."