rise
raɪz
The sun, the rent, and your voice all do the same thing
The picture The sun below the horizon climbing slowly upward with nothing pushing it. It goes up because going up is what it does. RAISE is lifting something else; RISE is going up on your own.
Where the picture shows up in rise
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Getting to your feet
The audience rose to their feet.
ðiː ˈɔːdiəns roʊz tuː ðer fiːt
The audience stood up.
People who were seated pushing themselves upright.
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The sun coming up
The sun rises at six these days.
ðə sʌn ˈraɪzɪz æt sɪks ðiːz deɪz
The sun comes up at six these days.
A red sun pressing up from under the horizon.
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A number climbing
Rent has risen again this year.
rent hæz ˈrɪzən əˈɡen ðɪs jɪr
Rent has gone up again this year.
A bar on a chart growing taller by itself.
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A voice going higher
Her voice rose when she got angry.
hɜːr vɔɪs roʊz wen ʃiː ɡɒt ˈæŋɡri
Her voice went up when she got angry.
A low voice shooting upward in pitch.
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Moving up a rank
He rose to manager in three years.
hiː roʊz tuː ˈmænɪdʒər ɪn θriː jɪrz
He was promoted to manager in three years.
A name tag floating from a lower row to a higher one.
All of it in one picture
RISE is the picture of climbing without a pushing hand. A body climbs and you stand up; the sun climbs and the day begins; a number climbs and the rent goes up; a voice climbs and the argument gets loud; a person climbs inside an organization and gets promoted. Every RISE keeps that feeling of movement coming from inside rather than from someone lifting.