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


  Ascend \As*cend"\, v. t.
     To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go
     up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a
     river, a throne.
     [1913 Webster]

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 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 ]


  Ascend \As*cend"\, v. t.
     To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go
     up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a
     river, a throne.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ascend
       v 1: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder";
            "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn:
             go up] [ant: descend]
       2: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance
          may not ascend linearly"
       3: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the
          King's death"
       4: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the
          Delaware"
       5: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
       6: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
          uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
          [syn: rise, come up, uprise] [ant: set]

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


  ascend
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ανέρχομαι, ανεβαίνω, ανηφορίζω

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


  ascend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To go up.
     4 (lb en transitive) To succeed.
     5 (lb en intransitive figurative) To rise; to become higher, more
  noble, etc.
     6 To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records,
  genealogies, routes, etc.).
     7 (label en transitive music) To become higher in pitch.
     8 (lb en incel slang) To lose one's virginity, especially of a man
  through prostitution and consensual sexual intercourse with a woman.

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


  ascend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To go up.
     4 (lb en transitive) To succeed.
     5 (lb en intransitive figurative) To rise; to become higher, more
  noble, etc.
     6 To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records,
  genealogies, routes, etc.).
     7 (label en transitive music) To become higher in pitch.
     8 (lb en incel slang) To lose one's virginity, especially of a man
  through prostitution and consensual sexual intercourse with a woman.

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


  ascend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To go up.
     4 (lb en transitive) To succeed.
     5 (lb en intransitive figurative) To rise; to become higher, more
  noble, etc.
     6 To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records,
  genealogies, routes, etc.).
     7 (label en transitive music) To become higher in pitch.
     8 (lb en incel slang) To lose one's virginity, especially of a man
  through prostitution and consensual sexual intercourse with a woman.

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


  ascend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To go up.
     4 (lb en transitive) To succeed.
     5 (lb en intransitive figurative) To rise; to become higher, more
  noble, etc.
     6 To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records,
  genealogies, routes, etc.).
     7 (label en transitive music) To become higher in pitch.
     8 (lb en incel slang) To lose one's virginity, especially of a man
  through prostitution and consensual sexual intercourse with a woman.

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


  ascend
     Englanti vb.
     1 (''intransitiivinen'') nousta, kohota
     2 (''transitiivinen'') nousta

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


  ascend
     Engelska vb.
     stiga, röra sig uppåt, flyga uppåt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  ascend /ɐsˈɛnd/
  1. opstaan, styg
  2. opgaan
  3. beklim, beklouter

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


  Ascend /ɐsˈɛnd/
  يصعد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ascend //əˈsɛnd// 
  1. изгрявам, изкачвам се
  to fly, to soar
  2. издигам се
  to go up

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


  ascend /ɐsˈɛnd/
  vystoupat

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


  ascend /ɐsˈɛnd/
  stoupat

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


  ascend /ɐsˈɛnd/ 
  esgyn