ascend
Americanverb (used without object)
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to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- Synonyms:
- soar
- Antonyms:
- descend
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to slant upward.
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to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level.
to ascend to the presidency.
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to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
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Music. to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.
verb (used with object)
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to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount.
to ascend a lookout tower;
to ascend stairs.
- Antonyms:
- descend
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to gain or succeed to; acquire.
to ascend the throne.
verb
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to go or move up (a ladder, hill, slope, etc); mount; climb
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(intr) to slope or incline upwards
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(intr) to rise to a higher point, level, degree, etc
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to follow (a river) upstream towards its source
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to trace (a genealogy, etc) back in time
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to sing or play (a scale, arpeggio, etc) from the lower to higher notes
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to become king or queen
Related Words
See climb.
Other Word Forms
- ascendable adjective
- ascendible adjective
- reascend verb
- unascendable adjective
- unascended adjective
Etymology
Origin of ascend
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ascenden, from Anglo-French ascendre, from Latin ascendere “to climb up,” from a- a- 5 + -scendere, combining form of scandere “to climb”
Example Sentences
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A bullish ascending triangle took shape starting last October, gaining 15% in the first week after a favorable tariff ruling.
From Barron's
A coming model can even climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.
The role was first created in the 12th century and Lord Carrington - the son of a former Conservative cabinet minister - has held the office since King Charles ascended to the throne in 2022.
From BBC
Looking at its daily chart one can see the recent break above a bullish ascending triangle pivot of $18.30 on March 6, followed by the carving out of a bull flag.
From Barron's
The companies are ranked by each score and then ranked again by the ascending ratios of growth rank/value rank.
From MarketWatch
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