The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - arise v.

1) rise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet; wake up, get out of bed, awake: We arose when Lady Spencer entered the room. I have arisen before dawn all my life. 2) rise, go up, come up, ascend, climb; mount: The full moon arose in the eastern sky. 3 come up, be brought up, be mentioned, Colloq crop up: The subject never would have arisen if the waiter hadn't spilt the wine on me. 4) spring up, begin, start (up) , originate, come up, Colloq crop up: A very unpleasant situation has arisen regarding the missing funds.