ascend

as·cend  (-snd)

v. as·cend·ed, as·cend·ing, as·cends

v.intr.

1. To go or move upward; rise. See Synonyms at rise.

2. To slope upward.

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 succeed to; occupy: ascended the throne upon the death of her father.

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[Middle English ascenden, from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendere : ad-, ad- + scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·cenda·ble, as·cendi·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

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

ascend the throne to become king or queen

[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.

[1350–1400; < Anglo-French ascendre < Latin ascendere <a- a-5scandere to climb; see scan]

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.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ascend - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" go up 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" rise up, surface, come up, rise - come to the surface uprise - ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church" come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
	2.	ascend - go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" date back, date from, go back - belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
	3.	ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" accede, enter - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
	4.	ascend - appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" climb up
	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" slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
	7.	ascend - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" uprise, come up, rise astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
	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 move up, rise 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

1. climb, scale, mount, go up I held her hand as we ascended the steps.
climb go down, descend

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

3. move up, rise, go up Keep the drill centred as it ascends and descends in the hole.
move up fall, drop, sink, go down, dip, descend, move down

4. float up, rise, climb, tower, go up, take off, soar, lift off, fly up They ascended 55,900 feet in their balloon.
float up fall, drop, sink, go down, plunge, dip, tumble, descend, plummet, alight, subside, move down

Translations

ascend [əˈsend]

A. VT (frm) [+ stairs] → subir; [+ mountain] → subir a; [+ throne] → ascender a, subir a

B. VI (= rise) → subir, ascender; (= slope up) → elevarse

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ascend [əˈsɛnd]

vt

(= go up) [+ stairs, steps] → gravir

to ascend the throne → accéder au trône

vi

(= go upwards) → monter

to ascend to sth → accéder à qch

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ascend

vi (= rise) → aufsteigen; (Christ) → auffahren; (= slope upwards) → ansteigen (→ to auf +acc); in ascending order → in aufsteigender Reihenfolge

vt stairs → hinaufsteigen; mountain, heights of knowledge → erklimmen (geh); throne → besteigen; to ascend the scale (Mus) → die Tonleiter aufwärts singen

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ascend [əˈsɛnd]

1. vt (frm) (stairs) → salire; (mountain) → scalare; (throne) → salire a, ascendere a

2. vi → salire

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ascend (əˈsend) verb

to climb, go, or rise up. The smoke ascended into the air. styg, opgaan يَصْعَد، يَتَسَلَّق изкачвам се subir (vy)stoupat aufsteigen bestige; gå opad ανέρχομαι, ανεβαίνω subir, ascender, elevarse tõusma بالا رفتن؛ متصاعد شدن nousta s'élever לַעֲלוֹת, לְטַפֵּס चढ़ना, बढ़ना dizati se felemelkedik naik, mendaki rísa, stíga upp ascendere, salire 登る 올라가다 kopti, kilti, lipti kāpt(augšā); pacelties; uzlēkt naik (be)stijgen gå/stige opp, klatre, bestige wznosić/unosić się پورته تلل subir a se ridica подниматься stúpať dvigati se popeti se bestiga, stiga ปีน; ขึ้น yükselmek, çıkmak 上升 підніматися, сходити на اوپر جانا đi lên; bốc lên 上升

aˈscendancy/aˈscendency noun

control or power (over). They have the ascendancy over the other political groups. styging, bestyging تَأثير، سَيْطَرَه надмощие superioridade nadvláda, převaha Vormachtstellung (über) overtag; overlegenhed; herredømme ισχύς, επιβολή ascendiente ülevõim استیلا؛ سلطه valta-asema ascendant עַלִייָה לַשִׁלטוֹן उत्थान nadmoć fölény kekuasaan, pengaruh yfirráð ascendente, predominio 優勢 우위, 권세 viršenybė pārākums; pārsvars kuasa overwicht kontroll, makt, herredømme kontrola تسلط، سلطه superioridade ascendent, influ­enţă власть nadvláda vpliv nadmoć herravälde, kontroll, makt อำนาจ (เหนือ) üstünlük, hâkimiyet 支配權 перевага; влада над чимсь بلندی ، رفعت ، اوج ، کمال uy lực 优势，支配地位

aˈscent (-t) noun

1. the act of climbing or going up. The ascent of Mount Everest. bestyging صُعود، تَسَلُّـق изкачване subida výstup die Besteigung opstigning; bestigning σκαρφάλωμα ascensión tõus صعود nousu ascension טִפּוּס @@@טִיפּוּס$$$ चढ़ाई uspon megmászás pendakian uppganga ascesa, scalata 登り 올라가기 kopimas, kilimas kāpšana pendakian beklimming oppstigning, bestigning wejście پورته ، صعود subida ascensiune восхождение výstup vzpon penjanje bestigning, uppstigning, uppfärd การปีน çıkış, tırmanış 登高 сходження چڑھنا ، اوپر جانا sự đi lên 登高

2. a slope upwards. a steep ascent. steilte مُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى склон subida svah der Aufstieg stigning πλαγιά cuesta, pendiente tõusev kallak سربالایی nouseva rinne montée עַלִייָה תְלוּלָה चढ़ाई uspon emelkedő tanjakan brekka upp í móti salita 上り坂 경사 šlaitas stāvums menaik helling motbakke, stigning wzniesienie په پورته خواته subida urcuş подъём svah vzpon strm uspon stigning ทางชัน yokuş, bayır 上坡 узвіз; крутий схил چڑھائی đường dốc 斜坡

ascend the throne

to be crowned king or queen. kroon bestyg إرتِقاء العَرْش възкачвам се subir ao trono nastoupit na trůn den Thron besteigen bestige tronen ανέρχομαι στο θρόνο ascender/subir al trono troonile asuma به سلطنت رسیدن tulla kruunatuksi monter sur le trône לַעֲלוֹת עַל כֵּס הַמלוּכָה आरोहण uspeti se trónra lép naik tahta taka við konungdómi salire al trono 王位につく 즉위하다 įžengti į sostą kāpt tronī naik takhta de troon bestijgen bestige tronen wstępować na tron سلطنت یا پاچاهی ته رسیدل subir ao trono a urca pe tron взойти на престол nastúpiť na trón zasesti prestol popeti se na presto bestiga tronen ขึ้นครองบัลลังก์ tahta çıkmak 登上王位 сходити на престол تخت نشین ہونا lên ngôi 登上王位

ascend

vi.  ascender, subir, escalar.