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as·cend

(ə-sĕnd′)

v. as·cend·ed, as·cend·ing, as·cends

v.intr.

1. To go or move upward; rise: The balloon ascended into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.

2. To slope upward: The trail ascends to an outcrop overlooking the valley.

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 slope upward toward or along: The road ascends the ridge.

3. 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·cend′a·ble, as·cend′i·ble adj.

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ascend

(əˈsɛnd)

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

7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ascend the throne to become king or queen

[C14: 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.

ascend

- A planet ascends when it moves toward the zenith or comes above the horizon.

ascend

Past participle: ascended
Gerund: ascending

Imperative
ascend
ascend

Present
I ascend
you ascend
he/she/it ascends
we ascend
you ascend
they ascend

Preterite
I ascended
you ascended
he/she/it ascended
we ascended
you ascended
they ascended

Present Continuous
I am ascending
you are ascending
he/she/it is ascending
we are ascending
you are ascending
they are ascending

Present Perfect
I have ascended
you have ascended
he/she/it has ascended
we have ascended
you have ascended
they have ascended

Past Continuous
I was ascending
you were ascending
he/she/it was ascending
we were ascending
you were ascending
they were ascending

Past Perfect
I had ascended
you had ascended
he/she/it had ascended
we had ascended
you had ascended
they had ascended

Future
I will ascend
you will ascend
he/she/it will ascend
we will ascend
you will ascend
they will ascend

Future Perfect
I will have ascended
you will have ascended
he/she/it will have ascended
we will have ascended
you will have ascended
they will have ascended

Future Continuous
I will be ascending
you will be ascending
he/she/it will be ascending
we will be ascending
you will be ascending
they will be ascending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ascending
you have been ascending
he/she/it has been ascending
we have been ascending
you have been ascending
they have been ascending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ascending
you will have been ascending
he/she/it will have been ascending
we will have been ascending
you will have been ascending
they will have been ascending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ascending
you had been ascending
he/she/it had been ascending
we had been ascending
you had been ascending
they had been ascending

Conditional
I would ascend
you would ascend
he/she/it would ascend
we would ascend
you would ascend
they would ascend

Past Conditional
I would have ascended
you would have ascended
he/she/it would have ascended
we would have ascended
you would have ascended
they would have ascended

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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"

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

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ascend

verb

1. To move from a lower to a higher position:

arise, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar.

2. To move upward on or along:

climb, go up, mount, scale.

3. To attain a higher status, rank, or condition:

advance, climb, mount, rise.

Idiom: go up the ladder.

Translations

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subir

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

(əˈsend) verb

to climb, go, or rise up. The smoke ascended into the air.subir, ascender, elevarse

aˈscendancy/aˈscendency noun

control or power (over). They have the ascendancy over the other political groups.ascendiente

aˈscent (-t) noun

1. the act of climbing or going up. The ascent of Mount Everest.ascensión

2. a slope upwards. a steep ascent.cuesta, pendiente

ascend the throne

to be crowned king or queen. ascender/subir al trono

ascend

vi. ascender, subir, escalar.

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From the western gate aforesaid the highway, as every Wintoncestrian knows, ascends a long and regular incline of the exact length of a measured mile, leaving the houses gradually behind.

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So when Zarathustra thus ascended the mountain, he thought on the way of his many solitary wanderings from youth onwards, and how many mountains and ridges and summits he had already climbed.

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This ballast being discarded, and a clear sunshine evaporating the dew, and at the same time expanding the gas in the silk, the whole will again rapidly ascend. To check this ascent, the only recourse is, (or rather was, until Mr.

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At last when he was sure, perfectly sure that she was no longer there, that all was at an end, that she had been snatched from him, he slowly mounted the staircase to the towers, that staircase which he had ascended with so much eagerness and triumph on the day when he had saved her.

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Seeking this gentle acclivity, they began to ascend it with alacrity, trusting to find at the top one of those elevated plains which prevail among the Rocky Mountains.

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On the first day we did not intend to ascend to any great height, and we mounted, accordingly, very leisurely.

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He then remounted his feet, ascended to the pulpit, and resumed his discourse, making no allusion to the incident.

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So the student sat himself down and waited a while; but the time hung heavy upon him, and he begged earnestly that he might ascend forthwith, for his thirst for knowledge was great.

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Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied, and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar.

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He saw the figure of a man moving rapidly across the lawn toward the building--saw it ascend the steps; then a projection of the wall concealed it.

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Here again, therefore, it seems fair to infer that--with ordinary caution, and presence of mind--any man, or men, might have ascended by the ladder, and might have descended again, unobserved.

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