"rise to the challenge" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rise to the challenge.ogg [Australia] Forms: rises to the challenge [present, singular, third-person], rising to the challenge [participle, present], rose to the challenge [past], risen to the challenge [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|rise<,,rose,risen> to the challenge}} rise to the challenge (third-person singular simple present rises to the challenge, present participle rising to the challenge, simple past rose to the challenge, past participle risen to the challenge)
  1. (idiomatic) To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: rise to the occasion
    Sense id: en-rise_to_the_challenge-en-verb-wetfTbn0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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