ascending

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of ascend

Adj

1. (attributive, not-comparable) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
2. (attributive, not-comparable) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
3. (attributive, not-comparable) Leading or sloping upwards.

Noun

An ascent.

ascend

1. (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
2. (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
3. (transitive) To go up.
4. (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
6. To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
7. (transitive) To become higher in pitch.
8. To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.

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Synonyms

rising

mounting

ascendant

climbing

🧗

upward

ascension

ascent

going up

rise

scaling

increasing

acclivitous

soaring

assurgent

ascendent

uphill

climb

up

🆙

ascensive

soar

sunrise

🌅

takeoff

transgression

upgrade

upsurge

upturn

upwards

act of rising

rising above

rising Progressing

up-tick

ascensional

elevation

embarkment

emergent

emerging

escalating

escalation

flying

hike

increase

jump

orient

raise

raising

riding

runup

run-up

scandent

Translations

ascendente

ascendente

aufsteigend

crescente

ascendente

ascendiente

ascendant

steigend

montant

montée

emporsteigend

aufsteigende

Anstieg

تصاعدي

ascens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/

Etymology

From ascend + -ing.