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noun

1. The act of rising or moving upward: ascension, rise, rising. See rise/fall.
2. The act of moving upward on or along: ascension, climb. See rise/fall.
3. An upward slope: acclivity, rise. See rise/fall.

n

Definition: upward movement or slope
Antonyms: decline, descent, lowering

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IN BRIEF: A climbing or rising upward.

Jose was looking forward to his ascent on Half Dome.

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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Dreaming of moving up-in an elevator or by other means-indicates accomplishment and reward for achievements.

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See words rhyming with "ascent."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - opstigning, opadgåen

Nederlands (Dutch)
op-/bestijging, beklimming, vooruitgang, oplopende glooiing, klim, bordes

Français (French)
n. - ascension, (fig) retour, montée, avancement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Besteigung, Aufstieg

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άνοδος, ανάβαση, ανωφέρεια, κλίση, ανάδειξη

Italiano (Italian)
ascensione, salita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - escalada (f), ascensão (f)

Русский (Russian)
подъем, восхождение

Español (Spanish)
n. - ascensión, subida, cuesta, ascenso, promoción, progreso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bestigning, framsteg, sluttning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
上升, 上坡路

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 上升, 上坡路

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상승, 승진, 등반

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 登ること, 向上, 上り坂, 上り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صعود, تسلق, مرتقي, تقدم, عوده الى الماضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפוס, התרוממות, מעלה‬

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