See Also: Ascend(medicine)
ascend(dictionary)
ascend(dictionary)

ascend (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ascendere, from ad- 'to' + scandere 'to climb']
[I] formal to move up through the air
-opposite descend descend
::The plane ascended rapidly.
[T] written to climb something or move to a higher position
-opposite descend descend
::Without a word, he began to ascend the stairs.
[I] written to lead up to a higher position
-opposite descend descend
::The road ascends steeply from the harbour.
[I and T] formal to move to a more important or powerful job.
::The number of women decreases as you ascend the professional hierarchy.
ascend the throne
to become king or queen
in ascending order
if a group of things are arranged in ascending order, each thing is higher, or greater in amount, than the one before it