ascend

CEFRC1

/əˈsɛnd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move upward or climb to a higher place.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To go up.

Examples

  • He was going to ascend to the throne.

  • The skyscraper's elevators ascend at an astonishing rate of speed.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To slope in an upward direction.

  2. To move upward, to fly, to soar.

  3. To succeed a ruler on (the throne).

More examples

In context

  • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.

  • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.

  • You ascend the stairs and take a right.

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To reach the summit, climbers must blank the steep mountain face.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From 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.