rose

From Wiktionary
See also Rose

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
rose

Plural
roses

  1. (countable) A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
  2. (countable) A rose is the flower of the rose plant.
    He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.
    That rose smells good!

Verb[change]

Plain form
rise

Third-person singular
rises

Past tense
rose

Past participle
risen

Present participle
rising

  1. The past tense of rise.
    I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.