Present participle of arise; coming into being, occurrence, or notice, often as a result of particular circumstances. Emerging or developing from a specific situation or condition.
From Old English 'arisan,' from 'a-' (up) plus 'risan' (to rise). The compound originally meant 'to get up, stand up,' later extended metaphorically to mean 'to come into existence' or 'to emerge' by the 14th century.
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