Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,740,510,032 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ascend
(redirected from ascends)

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
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.

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

as·cenda·ble, as·cendi·ble adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"
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.ascendascend - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
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
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"

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

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

ascend
vi (= rise)aufsteigen; (Christ)auffahren; (= slope upwards)ansteigen (→ to auf +acc); in ascending orderin aufsteigender Reihenfolge
vt stairshinaufsteigen; mountain, heights of knowledgeerklimmen (geh); thronebesteigen; to ascend the scale (Mus) → die Tonleiter aufwärts singen

ascend [əˈsɛnd]
1. vt (frm) (stairs) → salire; (mountain) → scalare; (throne) → salire a, ascendere a
2. visalire

ascend
v ascend [əˈsend]
to climb, go, or rise up The smoke ascended into the air. styg, opgaan يَصْعَد، يَتَسَلَّق изкачвам се (vy)stoupat bestige; gå opad aufsteigen 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 /stige opp, klatre, bestige wznosić/unosić się 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
n aˈscendancy/aˈscendency
control or power (over) They have the ascendancy over the other political groups. styging, bestyging تَأثير، سَيْطَرَه надмощие nadvláda, převaha overtag; overlegenhed; herredømme Vormachtstellung (über) 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 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
n aˈscent [-t]
1 the act of climbing or going up The ascent of Mount Everest. bestyging صُعود، تَسَلُّـق изкачване výstup opstigning; bestigning die Besteigung 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 subida ascensiune восхождение výstup vzpon penjanje bestigning, uppstigning, uppfärd การปีน çıkış, tırmanış 登高 сходження چڑھنا ، اوپر جانا sự đi lên
2 a slope upwards a steep ascent. steilte مُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى склон svah stigning der Aufstieg 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 subida urcuş подъём svah vzpon strm uspon stigning ทางชัน yokuş, bayır 上坡 узвіз; крутий схил چڑھائی đường dốc
ascend the throne
to be crowned king or queen. kroon bestyg إرتِقاء العَرْش възкачвам се nastoupit na trůn bestige tronen den Thron besteigen 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 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


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.