ascent

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.

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as·cent

 (ə-sĕnt′)

n.

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.

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[From ascend, on the model of descent.]

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ascent

(əˈsɛnt)

n

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)

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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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Thesaurus

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

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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.

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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.

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Translations

صُعود، تَسَلُّـقمُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى

svahvýstup

bestigningopstigningstigning

AnstiegAufgangAufstiegBesteigung

ascensiónascensocuestapendientesubida

ascensionmontée

megmászás

brekka upp í mótiuppganga

ascensione

bestigningmotbakkeoppstigningstigning

subida

bayırçıkıştırmanışyokuş

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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, ανεβαίνωsubir, 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 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 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 overwichtkontroll, makt, herredømmekontrola 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 σκαρφάλωμαascensión tõus صعود nousu ascension טפוס, טיפוס चढ़ाई uspon megmászás pendakian uppganga ascesa, scalata 登り 올라가기 kopimas, kilimas kāpšana pendakian beklimmingoppstigning, bestigningwejście 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 πλαγιάcuesta, 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 hellingmotbakke, stigningwzniesienie 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

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• When is the last ascent? → مَا هُوَ مَوْعِدُ آخِرُ هُبُوطٍ ؟ → Kdy je poslední výstup lanovkou? → Hvad tid er den sidste opstigning? → Wann fährt der letzte Lift nach oben? → Πότε είναι η τελευταία ανάβαση; → ¿A qué hora es el último ascenso? → Milloin viimeinen hissi lähtee ylös? → À quelle heure est la dernière montée ? → Kada je zadnji uspon? → Quand'è l'ultima salita? → 最後に昇るのはいつですか？ → 마지막 올라가기는 언제인가요? → Wanneer is de laatste gang omhoog? → Når er siste tur opp? → Kiedy jest ostatni wjazd? → Quando é a última subida? → Когда последний подъем? → När går sista liften? → ปีนขึ้นทางชันครั้งสุดท้ายเมื่อไร? → En son çıkış kaçta? → Chuyến lên cuối cùng là khi nào? → 最后一次攀登是几点钟？

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