ascend

v., -cend·ed, -cend·ing, -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.]

ascendable as·cend'a·ble or as·cend'i·ble adj.

verb

1. To move from a lower to a higher position: arise, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar. See rise/fall.
2. To move upward on or along: climb, go up, mount, scale. See rise/fall.
3. To attain a higher status, rank, or condition: advance, climb, mount, rise. Idioms: go up the ladder. See increase/decrease, rise/fall.

v

Definition: go up
Antonyms: decline, descend, go down, lower

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IN BRIEF: To move upward.

Tara was too tired to ascend the stairs.

Tutor's tip: It's easy to hear a distinct "accent" (style of speech) when you "ascend" (go up) to the Appalachian mountains. Making an "ascent" is to make an upward movement, while "assent" means to agree.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stige op, gå op
v. tr. - træde op på, stille sig op på

idioms:

• ascend the throne    bestige tronen

Nederlands (Dutch)
(op)stijgen, oplopen/ -gaan, klimmen, zich opwerken, bestijgen, opvaren, een stok omhoog hebben (letter)

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'élever, monter, remonter à
v. tr. - gravir, monter à, faire l'ascension de, remonter, monter (un escalier)

idioms:

• ascend the throne    monter sur le trône

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufsteigen, hochsteigen, besteigen

idioms:

• ascend the throne    den Thron besteigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανέρχομαι, ανηφορίζω, ανεβαίνω

idioms:

• ascend the throne    ανέρχομαι στο θρόνο

Italiano (Italian)
ascendere, scalare

idioms:

• ascend the throne    ascendere al trono

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ascender, subir, escalar

idioms:

• ascend the throne    ascender ao trono

Русский (Russian)
подниматься, восходить, подняться на гору

idioms:

• ascend the throne    взойти на престол

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - elevarse, remontarse, subirse
v. tr. - ascender, subir, escalar

idioms:

• ascend the throne    ascender al trono

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bestiga, fara uppför

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
登高, 追溯, 上升, 攀登, 登上

idioms:

• ascend the throne    即位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 登高, 追溯, 上升
v. tr. - 攀登, 登上

idioms:

• ascend the throne    即位

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 오르다, 오르막이 되다
v. tr. - 을 오르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 登る, さかのぼる, 上昇する, 高くなる

idioms:

• ascend the throne    王位につく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصعد, يرتفع, يعلو, يطلع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮טיפס, עלה על, התקדם במעלה הנהר‬
v. tr. - ‮נעשה גבוה יותר (קול), התרומם, בלטה מעל לשורה (אות)‬

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