ascend
Meaning
- (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
- (transitive) To go up.
- (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
- (figuratively, intransitive) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- (transitive) To become higher in pitch.
- To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.
Synonyms
accede to
be rising
get out of a car
Translations
ascender
monter
salire
aufsteigen
subir
ανεβαίνω
stijgen
ascendirFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈsɛnd/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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