The difference between Arise and Emerge

When used as verbs, arise means to come up from a lower to a higher position, whereas emerge means to come into view.


check bellow for the other definitions of Arise and Emerge

  1. Arise as a verb:

    To come up from a lower to a higher position.

    Examples:

    "to arise from a kneeling posture"

  2. Arise as a verb:

    To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.

    Examples:

    "He arose early in the morning."

  3. Arise as a verb:

    To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.

    Examples:

    "A cloud arose and covered the sun."

  1. Emerge as a verb (intransitive):

    To come into view.

  2. Emerge as a verb (intransitive, copulative):

    To come out of a situation, object or a liquid.

    Examples:

    "He emerged unscathed from the accident."

    "The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire."

    "The submarine emerged from the ocean."

  3. Emerge as a verb (intransitive):

    To become known.

    Examples:

    "Gradually the truth emerged."