Term Gallery logo

Meanings of ascend in English

Portuguese
subir
Catalan
néixer
Spanish
salir

Come up, of celestial bodies.

subir
Portuguese
subir

Travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

subir
Portuguese
subir

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

subir
Catalan
ascendir
Spanish
ascender

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

ascendir
Usage of ascend in English
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
About this term
More collocations
Translations for ascend
Ascend through the time
Ascend across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common