ascend

ascend
1. intransitive verb
1) (go up) hinaufgehen od. -steigen; (climb up) hinaufklettern; (by vehicle) hinauffahren; (come up) heraufkommen

Christ ascended into heaven — Christus fuhr auf gen Himmel (geh.)

2) (rise) aufsteigen; [Hubschrauber:] höhersteigen
3) (slope upwards) [Hügel, Straße:] ansteigen

the stairs ascend very steeply — die Treppe ist sehr steil

2. transitive verb
1) (go up) hinaufsteigen, hinaufgehen [Treppe, Leiter, Berg]

ascend a rope — an einem Seil hochklettern

2) (come up) heraufsteigen
3)

ascend the throne — den Thron besteigen

* * *
[ə'send]
verb
(to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) aufsteigen
- academic.ru/115123/ascendancy_ascendency">ascendancy/ascendency
- ascent
- ascend the throne
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as·cend
[əˈsend]
I. vt (form)
to \ascend sth etw emporsteigen geh
to \ascend the stairs die Treppe hinaufsteigen
to \ascend the throne den Thron besteigen
II. vi
1. (move upwards) aufsteigen; lift hinauffahren
Christ \ascended into heaven Christus ist in den Himmel aufgefahren
in \ascending order in aufsteigender Reihenfolge
in \ascending order of importance nach zunehmender Wichtigkeit
2. (lead up) emporführen geh; path hinaufführen
3. (fig form: rise in position) aufsteigen
she hoped in time to \ascend to the status of head of department sie hoffte, möglichst schnell Abteilungsleiterin zu werden
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[ə'send]
1. vi
(= rise) aufsteigen; (Christ) auffahren; (= slope upwards) ansteigen (to auf +acc)

in ascending order — in aufsteigender Reihenfolge

2. vt
stairs hinaufsteigen; mountain, heights of knowledge erklimmen (geh); throne besteigen

to ascend the scale (Mus) — die Tonleiter aufwärts singen

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ascend [əˈsend]
A v/i
1. (auf-, empor-, hinauf)steigen
2. ansteigen, (schräg) in die Höhe gehen
3. fig aufsteigen
4. fig (zeitlich) reichen, zurückgehen (to, into bis in akk, bis auf akk)
5. MUS an-, aufsteigen
6. MATH steigen, zunehmen
B v/t
1. be-, er-, hinaufsteigen:
ascend the throne den Thron besteigen
2. einen Fluss hinauffahren
* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (go up) hinaufgehen od. -steigen; (climb up) hinaufklettern; (by vehicle) hinauffahren; (come up) heraufkommen

Christ ascended into heaven — Christus fuhr auf gen Himmel (geh.)

2) (rise) aufsteigen; [Hubschrauber:] höhersteigen
3) (slope upwards) [Hügel, Straße:] ansteigen

the stairs ascend very steeply — die Treppe ist sehr steil

2. transitive verb
1) (go up) hinaufsteigen, hinaufgehen [Treppe, Leiter, Berg]

ascend a rope — an einem Seil hochklettern

2) (come up) heraufsteigen
3)

ascend the throne — den Thron besteigen

* * *
v.
aufsteigen v.
hinaufsteigen v.

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