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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

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.

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• Directions - ascend: move or climb upward

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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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