travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly
To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects, from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient times, from one note to another more acute, etc
If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it. Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron. descend
If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. see also ascending
ascends
Turkish pronunciation
ısendz
Pronunciation
/əˈsendz/ /əˈsɛndz/
Etymology
[ &-'send ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Latin ascendere, from ad- + scandere to climb; more at SCAN.