ascent

CEFRC1

/əˈsɛnt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of climbing or moving upward.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An eminence, hill, or high place.

Examples

  • The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.

  • The economic development of Algeria will be an arduous ascent.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /əˈsent/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The way or means by which one ascends.

  2. The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

  3. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness

More examples

In context

  • They made first ascent of Mount Everest.

  • He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.

  • The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.

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Origin

noun

Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.