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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ascend \As*cend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ascended; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Ascending.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb,
     mount. See Scan.]
     1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to
        descend.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Higher yet that star ascends.         --Bowring.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I ascend unto my father and your father. --John xx.
                                                    17.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Formerly used with up.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. --Addison.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.; as, our
        inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to
        our first progenitor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.
     Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
     As*cend"ing*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a
        planet. --Ferguson.
  
     Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced
        backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and
        mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line
        direct ascending.
  
     Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet
        wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is
        also called the northern node. --Herschel.
  
     Ascending series. (Math.)
     (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a
         quantity.
     (b) A series in which each term is greater than the
         preceding.
  
     Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ascend \As*cend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ascended; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Ascending.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb,
     mount. See Scan.]
     1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to
        descend.
  
              Higher yet that star ascends.         --Bowring.
  
              I ascend unto my father and your father. --John xx.
                                                    17.
  
     Note: Formerly used with up.
  
                 The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. --Addison.
  
     2. 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.; as, our
        inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to
        our first progenitor.
  
     Syn: To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.
     Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
     As*cend"ing*ly, adv.
  
     Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a
        planet. --Ferguson.
  
     Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced
        backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and
        mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line
        direct ascending.
  
     Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet
        wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is
        also called the northern node. --Herschel.
  
     Ascending series. (Math.)
     (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a
         quantity.
     (b) A series in which each term is greater than the
         preceding.
  
     Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ascending
       adj : moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane";
             "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of
             chickweed" [syn: ascending(a)] [ant: descending(a)]
       n : the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise,
            ascent, ascension]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ascending
     a.
     1 (q: of a sequence) rise or increase to higher levels, values, or
  degrees.
     2 # (lb en computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending
  order.
     3 slope or leading upwards.
     n.
     An ascent.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: ascend)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ascending
     a.
     1 (q: of a sequence) rise or increase to higher levels, values, or
  degrees.
     2 # (lb en computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending
  order.
     3 slope or leading upwards.
     n.
     An ascent.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: ascend)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ascending
     a.
     1 (q: of a sequence) rise or increase to higher levels, values, or
  degrees.
     2 # (lb en computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending
  order.
     3 slope or leading upwards.
     n.
     An ascent.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: ascend)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ascending
     a.
     1 (q: of a sequence) rise or increase to higher levels, values, or
  degrees.
     2 # (lb en computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending
  order.
     3 slope or leading upwards.
     n.
     An ascent.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: ascend)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ascending
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a scend ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ascending
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en ascend ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb ascend)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ascending /ɐsˈɛndɪŋ/
  الصّعود

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ascending /ɐsˈɛndɪŋ/ 
  stoupající

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ascending /ɐsˈɛndɪŋ/
  vzestupný

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  ascending /ɐsˈɛndɪŋ/ 
  esgynnol

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  ascending /ɐsˈɛndɪŋ/
  auffahrend, ausfahrend
     Synonyms: going up, getting up, leaving the mine/pit
  
   see: go up, get up, ascend, leave the mine/pit, gone up, got/gotten up, ascended, left the mine/pit