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UK
/ɐsˈɛnd/
]
[ US /əˈsɛnd/ ]
[ US /əˈsɛnd/ ]
VERB
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go back in order of genealogical succession
Inheritance may not ascend linearly -
become king or queen
She ascended to the throne after the King's death -
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
the vine climbed up the side of the house -
slope upwards
The path ascended to the top of the hill -
travel up
We ascended the mountain
The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
go up a ladder -
come up, of celestial bodies
Jupiter ascends
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
The sun also rises -
go along towards (a river's) source
The boat ascended the Delaware -
move to a better position in life or to a better job
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown
How To Use ascend In A Sentence
- The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
- If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered.
- The established idea that granitoid magmas ascend through the continental crust as diapirs is being increasingly questioned by igneous and structural geologists.
- February 26, 2005 03: 43 schlarb: re: Soul-Junk chronology: all of the full length records run in ascending order from 1950 through, most recently, 1958. conversely all the EP's run in decending order from 1949 through, again most recently, 1937. Not one to shy away from a challenge (Music (For Robots))
- All through the service balloons ascended, but when it was over 1/3 of the balloons were unreleased.
- When the gentleman who guided me through the bush left me on the side of a pali, I discovered that Kahele, though strong, gentle, and sure-footed, possesses the odious fault known as balking, and expressed his aversion to ascend the other side in a most unmistakable manner. The Hawaiian Archipelago
- Amateurs can easily fill the tubes using simple agricultural tools, after which bags are arranged in a spiral that is gradually corbelled inwards as it ascends to form a dome.
- His critics say he should resign because he has lost the moral ascendancy to govern and to save the plummeting economy from collapse.
- She ascended the stairs quickly, aerially, as in a dream. Times, Sunday Times
- But only one is a riot-grrrl guitar hero, turned NPR blogger, turned ascendant sketch comedian. ‘Portlandia’ star, guitarist Carrie Brownstein finds outlet for all her interests