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- Dictionaryascend/əˈsɛnd/
verb
- 1. go up or climb: "she ascended the stairs"
- 2. rise or move up through the air: "the lift ascended from his sight"
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to move up or climb something: They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain. There's a long flight of steps ascending (= leading up) to the cathedral doors. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to move onto or towards the top of something. climb It was an effort to climb the stairs. ascend She ascended the podium and began to speak.
1. a. : to move upward. the balloon ascended. b. : to slope upward. The path ascends through the woods. c. : to conduct nerve impulses toward or to the brain. an ascending somatosensory pathway. 2. a. : to rise from a lower level or degree. ascend to power. b. : to go back in time or in order of genealogical succession. c.
to rise; to go up; to climb up. The path started to ascend more steeply. The air became colder as we ascended. The results, ranked in ascending order (= from the lowest to the highest) are as follows: Practise your scales ascending and descending. The road ascends steeply from the harbour. ascend from something Mist ascended from the valley.
To ascend is to move or travel upwards. You can do this literally, like when you ascend to 35,000 feet after your plane takes off, or figuratively, like when you win the lottery and ascend to a higher social class.
to move up or climb something: They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain. There's a long flight of steps ascending (= leading up) to the cathedral doors. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to move onto or toward the top of something. climb It was an effort to climb the stairs. ascend She ascended the podium and began to speak.
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds. Synonyms: soar. Antonyms: descend. to slant upward. to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level: to ascend to the presidency. to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
7 meanings: 1. to go or move up (a ladder, hill, slope, etc); mount; climb 2. to slope or incline upwards 3. to rise to a.... Click for more definitions.
to rise; to go up; to climb up The path started to ascend more steeply. The air became colder as we ascended. The results, ranked in ascending order (= from the lowest to the highest) are as follows: Practice your scales ascending and descending. ascend from something Mist ascended from the valley. ascend to something.
Ascend Definition. ə-sĕnd. ascended, ascends. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. ascended, ascends. To go or move upward; rise. The balloon ascended into the clouds. American Heritage. To go up; move upward; rise. Webster's New World. To move upward along; mount; climb. To ascend stairs.
ascend. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English as‧cend /əˈsend/ verb 1 [ intransitive] formal to move up through the air OPP descend The plane ascended rapidly. 2 [ transitive] written to climb something or move to a higher position OPP descend Without a word, he began to ascend the stairs.
