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as·cend
(ə-sĕnd′)v. as·cend·ed, as·cend·ing, as·cends
v.intr.
1. To go or move upward; rise: The balloon ascended into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.
2. To slope upward: The trail ascends to an outcrop overlooking the valley.
3. To rise from a lower level or station; advance: ascended from poverty to great wealth; ascend to the throne.
4. To go back in time or upward in genealogical succession.
v.tr.
1. To move upward upon or along; climb: ascended the mountain.
2. To slope upward toward or along: The road ascends the ridge.
3. To succeed to; occupy: ascended the throne upon the death of her father.
[Middle English ascenden, from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendere : ad-, ad- + scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]
as·cend′a·ble, as·cend′i·ble adj.
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ascend
(əˈsɛnd)vb
1. to go or move up (a ladder, hill, slope, etc); mount; climb
2. (intr) to slope or incline upwards
3. (intr) to rise to a higher point, level, degree, etc
4. to follow (a river) upstream towards its source
5. to trace (a genealogy, etc) back in time
6. (Music, other) to sing or play (a scale, arpeggio, etc) from the lower to higher notes
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ascend the throne to become king or queen
[C14: from Latin ascendere, from scandere]
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as•cend
(əˈsɛnd)v.i.
1. to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
2. to slant upward.
3. to rise to a higher point, rank, degree, etc.
4. to go toward the source or beginning.
v.t. 5. to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount.
6. to gain or succeed to: to ascend the throne.
as•cend′a•ble, as•cend′i•ble, adj.
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ascend
- A planet ascends when it moves toward the zenith or comes above the horizon.See also related terms for moves.
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ascend
Past participle: ascended
Gerund: ascending
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Verb | 1. | ascend - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" uprise - ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church" |
2. | ascend - go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" | |
3. | ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" | |
4. | ascend - appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" | |
5. | ascend - go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" travel along, follow - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" | |
6. | ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" | |
7. | ascend - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" | |
8. | ascend - move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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ascend
verb
2. slope upwards, come up, rise up A number of steps ascend from the cobbled street.
slope upwards go down, slope downwards, descend, incline, slant
slope upwards go down, slope downwards, descend, incline, slant
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ascend
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Translations
يَصْعَد، يَتَسَلَّق
stoupat
bestigegå opad
kohotanousta
felemelkedikfelmegyfelszáll
rísa, stíga upp
įžengti į sostąkilķmaskopimaskoptišlaitas
kāptuzlēkt
ascend
[əˈsend]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ascend
[əˈsɛnd]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ascend
vi (= rise) → aufsteigen; (Christ) → auffahren; (= slope upwards) → ansteigen (→ to auf +acc); in ascending order → in aufsteigender Reihenfolge
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ascend
(əˈsend) verb to climb, go, or rise up. The smoke ascended into the air.
aˈscendancy/aˈscendency noun control or power (over). They have the ascendancy over the other political groups.
aˈscent (-t) noun1. the act of climbing or going up. The ascent of Mount Everest.
2. a slope upwards. a steep ascent.
ascend the throne to be crowned king or queen.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ascend
vi. ascender, subir, escalar.
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