ascend (verb)
1ascend — ► VERB 1) go up; climb or rise. 2) rise in status. 3) (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch. ORIGIN Latin ascendere …
2ascend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ascendere, from ad + scandere to climb more at scan Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move upward < the balloon ascended > b. to slope upward …
3ascend — verb ADVERB ▪ gently ▪ steeply ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ slowly PREPOSITION ▪ …
4ascend — verb 1》 go up; climb or rise. 2》 rise in status. 3》 (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch. Phrases ascend the throne become king or queen. Origin ME: from L. ascendere, from ad to + scandere to climb …
5ascend — verb formal 1 (I) to move up through the air: He could feel a current of warm air ascending from the street. 2 (T) to climb: We were walking on the forest path, ascending a steep slope. 3 (I, T) to lead up to a higher position: The stairs… …
6ascend — verb ascending the stairs we watched the missiles ascend Syn: climb, go up/upward, move up/upward, rise (up), clamber (up); mount, scale, conquer; take to the air, take off; rocket Ant: descend …
7ascend — verb a) To move upward, to fly, to soar. He ascended to heaven upon a cloud. b) To slope in an upward direction. The road ascends the mountain …
8ascend — [[t]əse̱nd[/t]] ascends, ascending, ascended 1) VERB If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it. [WRITTEN] [V n] Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie s hand as they ascended the steps... [V prep/adv] Then we ascend steeply through forests of… …
9ascend — /əˈsɛnd / (say uh send) verb (i) 1. to climb or go upwards; mount; rise. 2. to rise to a higher point or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level. 3. to go towards the source or beginning; go back in time. 4. Music to rise… …
10ascend */ — UK [əˈsend] / US verb Word forms ascend : present tense I/you/we/they ascend he/she/it ascends present participle ascending past tense ascended past participle ascended formal 1) [transitive] to climb a mountain, stairs etc They began slowly… …
