ascend
To move upward, to fly, to soarTo move upward, to fly, to soar.
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» The airplane ascended to four thousand feet.
Самолёт поднялся до высоты четыре тысячи футов. — odexed
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Examples
37 sentencesThe airplane ascended to four thousand feet.
ruСамолёт поднялся до высоты четыре тысячи футов. — odexed
The smoke ascended into the air.
The path ascends steeply from there.
deDer Pfad steigt von dort ab steil an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To move upward, to fly, to soar.
He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
steigen, aufsteigen
поднима́тьсяpodnimátʹsja, всходи́тьvsxodítʹ, взбира́тьсяvzbirátʹsja
(intransitive)To slope in an upward direction.
slope upwards
(transitive)To go up.
You ascend the stairs and take a right.
підніма́тисяpidnimátysja, підійма́тисяpidijmátysja, підня́тисяpidnjátysja
More meanings 5
(ambitransitive)To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
She ascended to the throne when her mother abdicated.
To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.
(figuratively, intransitive)To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
(transitive)To become higher in pitch.
To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.
Origin
From Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to gFrom Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”); see scan. Unrelated to accede other than common ad prefix.
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Forms
ascends, ascending, ascended, ascendedTenses
ascend · ascended · will ascend · have ascendedSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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