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ascent

the act or process of moving upward: The plane made a rapid ascent.

Not to be confused with:

assent – to express agreement as to a plan; concur; consent: She nodded her assent.

as·cent

(ə-sĕnt′)

1. The act or process of rising or going upward.

2. An advancement, especially in social status.

3. An upward slope or incline.

4. A going back in time or upward in genealogical succession.

[From ascend, on the model of descent.]

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ascent

(əˈsɛnt)

1. the act of ascending; climb or upward movement: the ascent of hot gases.

2. an upward slope; incline or gradient

3. movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

as•cent

(əˈsɛnt)

n.

1. the act of ascending; a rising or climbing movement.

2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement.

3. a way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity.

4. the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent.

5. a movement or return toward a source or beginning.

[1590–1600; derivative of ascend, on the model of descent]

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Noun	1.	ascent - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" acclivity, climb, upgrade, raise, rise incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" uphill - the upward slope of a hill declivity, downslope, declination, declension, fall, decline, descent - a downward slope or bend
	2.	ascent - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" rising, ascension, rise change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something climbing, mounting, climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) elevation, raising, lift - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom - a rapid rise takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne uplift, upthrow, upthrust, upheaval - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) uplifting - the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
	3.	ascent - the act of changing location in an upward direction ascending, rise, ascension movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort mount, climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" soar, zoom - the act of rising upward into the air

ascent

noun

1. climbing, scaling, mounting, climb, clambering, ascending, ascension He led the first ascent of K2.

2. upward slope, rise, incline, ramp, gradient, rising ground, acclivity It was a tough course over a gradual ascent.

3. rise, rising, climb, ascension, upward movement He pressed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

ascent

noun

1. The act of rising or moving upward:

ascension, rise, rising.

2. The act of moving upward on or along:

ascension, climb.

3. An upward slope:

acclivity, rise.

Translations

صُعود، تَسَلُّـقمُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى

svahvýstup

bestigningopstigningstigning

Anstieg Aufgang Aufstieg Besteigung

ascensión ascenso cuesta pendiente subida

ascension montée

megmászás

brekka upp í mótiuppganga

ascensione

bestigning motbakke oppstigning stigning

subida

bayır çıkıştırmanışyokuş

斜坡登高

ascent

[əˈsent] N

1. (= climb, way up) → subida f; (in plane) → ascenso m

2. (= slope) → pendiente f, cuesta f

3. (fig) → ascenso m

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

ascent

[əˈsɛnt] n

(= climb) → ascension f
The final ascent took only half an hour → La dernière partie de l'ascension n'a pris qu'une demi-heure.

(= slope)
John toiled up the dusty ascent → John gravit péniblement la pente poussiéreuse.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ascent

n → Aufstieg m; the ascent of Ben Nevis → der Aufstieg auf den Ben Nevis; it was his first ascent in an aeroplane → er ist das erste Mal in einem Flugzeug geflogen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ascent

[əˈsɛnt] n (of mountain) → ascensione f, scalata; (in plane) → salita
we made a rapid ascent to our cruising altitude → siamo saliti rapidamente fino alla quota di crociera

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) noun

1. 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.

When is the last ascent? → Kdy je poslední výstup lanovkou? → Hvad tid er den sidste opstigning? → Kada je zadnji uspon? → Quand'è l'ultima salita? → Wanneer is de laatste gang omhoog? → Når er siste tur opp? → Kiedy jest ostatni wjazd? → Quando é a última subida? → När går sista liften? → En son çıkış kaçta? → 最后一次攀登是几点钟？

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According to his account, my unfortunate Ancestor, being afflicted with rheumatism, and in the act of being felt by a Polygon, by one sudden start accidentally transfixed the Great Man through the diagonal; and thereby, partly in consequence of his long imprisonment and degradation, and partly because of the moral shock which pervaded the whole of my Ancestor's relations, threw back our family a degree and a half in their ascent towards better things.

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The crags above us were not merely perpendicular, but curved outwards at the top, so that ascent was out of the question.

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I am no hero--I was fully aware of the danger to which I was exposing myself; and yet I protest that I caught myself laughing under my breath, with the most outrageous inconsistency, at the instant when I began the ascent of the trellis-work.

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To check this ascent, the only recourse is, (or rather was, until Mr.

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