ascend

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈsɛnd/

Verb

ascend (ascends, present participle ascending; past and past participle ascended)

1. (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.

   He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.

2. (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.

   The road ascends the mountain.

3. (transitive) To go up.

   You ascend the stairs and take a right.

4. (transitive) To succeed.

   She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.

5. (figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

   Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.

Antonyms

• descend

Related terms

• ascent
• ascendant
• ascendance
• ascendancy/ascendency
• ascending
• ascender
• ascension
• transcend

Translations

• French: monter
• German: steigen, aufsteigen
• Italian: salire
• Portuguese: ascender, subir
• Russian: поднима́ться
• Spanish: subir, ascender

Translations

• Portuguese: subir
• Spanish: ascender, subir

Translations

• Italian: salire
• Portuguese: subir
• Spanish: subir, ascender

Translations

• Italian: riuscire
• Portuguese: ascender, subir
• Spanish: ascender, subir

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