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ascend

/əˈsɛnd/

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verb

-cends; -cended; -cending

formal :to go up :to rise or move toward the sky [no obj]

They watched their balloons slowly ascend into the sky.

Divers must not ascend too rapidly/quickly to the water's surface.

She believed that when she died, her soul would ascend to heaven. [+ obj]

Most people are able to ascend [=climb] the mountain in less than four hours.

She said good night and ascended [=climbed] the stairs to her room. - opposite descend

[no obj] :to slope or lead upward

Several paths ascend to the top of the mountain.

stairs ascending to the attic - opposite descend

[no obj] :to rise to a higher or more powerful position in a government, company, etc.

John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.

She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.

A new national government ascended [=rose] to power. [=it gained control of the country]

ascend (to) the throne

to become a king or queen

He ascended the throne after the death of his father.

In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth kills the king and ascends to the throne.

in ascending order

If people or things are in ascending order, they are arranged in a series that begins with the least or smallest and ends with the greatest or largest.

The children were lined up in ascending order of height.

Test scores are listed in ascending order from lowest to highest.

* Các từ tương tự:
ascendance, ascendancy, ascendant