rose

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See also Rose

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /rəʊz/, SAMPA: /r@Uz/
(US) IPA ^(key): /roʊz/, SAMPA: /roUz/
Audio (UK) (file)
Homophones: rhos, roes, rows

Noun

Singular
rose

Plural
roses

(countable) A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
(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

Plain form
rise

Third-person singular
rises

Past tense
rose

Past participle
risen

Present participle
rising

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