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Meanings of ascend in anglès

portuguès
subir
català
néixer
espanyol
salir

Come up, of celestial bodies.

néixer
portuguès
subir

Travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

subir
portuguès
subir

Move to a better position in life or to a better job.

subir
català
ascendir
espanyol
ascender

Appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils.

ascendir
Usage of ascend in anglès
1
The path begins to rise; we ascend slowly through the gathering dusk.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
2
These are the foundations, and ascend and descend in the usual sequences.
Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience / New ...
3
The path which Forester and Marco were pursuing soon began to ascend.
Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont
4
The coachman let the horse slowly ascend the continuous ascent of Posilipo.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
5
Let us ascend to the skies, or plunge ourselves in the mire.
The Magic Skin
6
From the Metz farm the road to the school began to ascend.
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
7
He turned to ascend the steps from the gate to the road.
Paul Patoff
8
The doors above hissed closed and the car started to ascend immediately.
Surface detail
9
Then he set his foot on the ladder in order to ascend.
Notre-Dame de Paris
10
Still the sail continued to ascend and the dhow was gathering way.
Ned Garth; Or, Made Prisoner in Africa: A Tale of the Slave Trad...
11
If you ascend on foot, I fear I must do the same.
A Game of Thrones
12
The Duke of Chartres gave her his hand to ascend the steps.
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
13
At the foot of the bridge lictors force unwilling travelers to ascend.
Buddhism and Buddhists in China
14
He had been one of the first to ascend to the organ-loft.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish
15
We ascend to a small, narrow court in which the edifice stands.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
16
Several got permission from the admiral to ascend to the hurricane deck.
Russian Rambles
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Ascend through the time
Ascend across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common