ascend
[verb]
Synonyms: move up, climb, go up, mount, scale

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Antonyms: descend
Related Idioms: scale the heights, work one's way up
Related Words: clamber, get up, scramble, shin, crest, surmount, top

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English Thesaurus: climb, ascend, go up, scale, clamber, ...

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as‧cend /əˈsend/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ascendere, from ad- 'to' + scandere 'to climb']

1. [intransitive] formal to move up through the air Antonym : descend:
The plane ascended rapidly.

2. [transitive] written to climb something or move to a higher position Antonym : descend:
Without a word, he began to ascend the stairs.

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Ascend is used mostly in literary or technical contexts. In everyday English, people usually say climb or go up:
We started to climb the mountain.
She slowly went up the stairs.

3. [intransitive] written to lead up to a higher position Antonym : descend:
The road ascends steeply from the harbour.

4. [intransitive and transitive] formal to move to a more important or powerful job:
The number of women decreases as you ascend the professional hierarchy.

5. ascend the throne to become king or queen

6. 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

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ascend
verb
ADV. gently | steeply
PREP. from The road ascends steeply from the harbour.

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climb to move up, down, or across something using your hands and feet:
Most kids love climbing trees.
Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view.
She climbed down the ladder.
ascend formal to climb up something:
He began to ascend the narrow winding staircase.
the first man to ascend Mount Everest
go up to climb up something such as a slope or stairs:
He went up the steps to the platform.
Sonia was quiet as they went up the hill.
scale formal to climb to the top of something such as a high wall or fence:
Somehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm.
Protestors scaled the walls of the building and hung banners.
Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber.
clamber to climb somewhere with difficulty, using your hands to help you:
At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety.
Everyone clambered onto the back of the truck.
scramble to climb somewhere quickly and with difficulty, using your hands to help you, especially when you are walking:
They scrambled up the steep rocky bank.

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