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ascent

the act or process of moving upward: The plane made a rapid ascent.
Not to be confused with:
assent – to express agreement as to a plan; concur; consent: She nodded her assent.
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as·cent

(ə-sĕnt′)
n.
1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
2. An advancement, especially in social status.
3. An upward slope or incline.
4. A going back in time or upward in genealogical succession.
[From ascend, on the model of descent.]
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ascent

(əˈsɛnt)
n
1. the act of ascending; climb or upward movement: the ascent of hot gases.
2. an upward slope; incline or gradient
3. movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent)
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as•cent

(əˈsɛnt)

n.
1. the act of ascending; a rising or climbing movement.
2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement.
3. a way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity.
4. the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent.
5. a movement or return toward a source or beginning.
[1590–1600; derivative of ascend, on the model of descent]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:ascent - an upward slope or grade (as in a road)]ascent - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
uphill - the upward slope of a hill
declivity, downslope, declination, declension, fall, decline, descent - a downward slope or bend
2. [画像:ascent - a movement upward]ascent - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
climbing, mounting, climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
elevation, raising, lift - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom - a rapid rise
takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
uplift, upthrow, upthrust, upheaval - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
uplifting - the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
3. [画像:ascent - the act of changing location in an upward direction]ascent - the act of changing location in an upward direction
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort
mount, climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
soar, zoom - the act of rising upward into the air
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ascent

noun
1. climbing, scaling, mounting, climb, clambering, ascending, ascension He led the first ascent of K2.
2. upward slope, rise, incline, ramp, gradient, rising ground, acclivity It was a tough course over a gradual ascent.
3. rise, rising, climb, ascension, upward movement He pressed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
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ascent

noun
1. The act of rising or moving upward:
2. The act of moving upward on or along:
3. An upward slope:
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Translations
صُعود، تَسَلُّـقمُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى
svahvýstup
bestigningopstigningstigning
megmászás
brekka upp í mótiuppganga
bayır çıkış tırmanışyokuş

ascent

[əˈsent] N
1. (= climb, way up) → subida f; (in plane) → ascenso m
2. (= slope) → pendiente f, cuesta f
3. (fig) → ascenso m
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ascent

[əˈsɛnt] n
(= climb) → ascension f
The final ascent took only half an hour → La dernière partie de l'ascension n'a pris qu'une demi-heure.
(= slope)
John toiled up the dusty ascent → John gravit péniblement la pente poussiéreuse.
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ascent

n → Aufstieg m; the ascent of Ben Nevis → der Aufstieg auf den Ben Nevis; it was his first ascent in an aeroplane → er ist das erste Mal in einem Flugzeug geflogen
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ascent

[əˈsɛnt] n (of mountain) → ascensione f, scalata ; (in plane) → salita
we made a rapid ascent to our cruising altitude → siamo saliti rapidamente fino alla quota di crociera
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ascend

(əˈsend) verb
to climb, go, or rise up. The smoke ascended into the air. styg, opgaan يَصْعَد، يَتَسَلَّق изкачвам се subir (vy)stoupat aufsteigen bestige; gå opad ανέρχομαι, ανεβαίνω subir, ascender, elevarse tõusma بالا رفتن؛ متصاعد شدن nousta s'élever לַעֲלוֹת, לְטַפֵּס चढ़ना, बढ़ना dizati se felemelkedik naik, mendaki rísa, stíga upp ascendere, salire 登る 올라가다 kopti, kilti, lipti kāpt(augšā); pacelties; uzlēkt naik stijgen gå/stige opp, klatre, bestige wznosić/unosić się پورته تلل subir a se ridica подниматься stúpať dvigati se popeti se bestiga, stiga ปีน; ขึ้น yükselmek, çıkmak 上升 підніматися, сходити на اوپر جانا đi lên; bốc lên 上升
aˈscendancy/aˈscendency noun
control or power (over). They have the ascendancy over the other political groups. styging, bestyging تَأثير، سَيْطَرَه надмощие superioridade nadvláda, převaha Vormachtstellung overtag; overlegenhed; herredømme ισχύς, επιβολή ascendiente ülevõim استیلا؛ سلطه valta-asema ascendant עַלִייָה לַשִׁלטוֹן उत्थान nadmoć fölény kekuasaan, pengaruh yfirráð ascendente, predominio 優勢 우위, 권세 viršenybė pārākums; pārsvars kuasa overwicht kontroll, makt, herredømme kontrola تسلط، سلطه superioridade ascendent, influ­enţă власть nadvláda vpliv nadmoć herravälde, kontroll, makt อํานาจ (เหนือ) üstünlük, hâkimiyet 支配權 перевага; влада над чимсь بلندی ، رفعت ، اوج ، کمال uy lực 优势,支配地位
aˈscent (-t) noun
1. the act of climbing or going up. The ascent of Mount Everest. bestyging صُعود، تَسَلُّـق изкачване subida výstup die Besteigung opstigning; bestigning σκαρφάλωμα ascensión tõus صعود nousu ascension טפוס, טיפוס चढ़ाई uspon megmászás pendakian uppganga ascesa, scalata 登り 올라가기 kopimas, kilimas kāpšana pendakian beklimming oppstigning, bestigning wejście پورته ، صعود subida ascensiune восхождение výstup vzpon penjanje bestigning, uppstigning, uppfärd การปีน çıkış, tırmanış 登高 сходження چڑھنا ، اوپر جانا sự đi lên 登高
2. a slope upwards. a steep ascent. steilte مُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى склон subida svah der Aufstieg stigning πλαγιά cuesta, pendiente tõusev kallak سربالایی nouseva rinne montée עַלִייָה תְלוּלָה चढ़ाई uspon emelkedő tanjakan brekka upp í móti salita 上り坂 경사 šlaitas stāvums menaik helling motbakke, stigning wzniesienie په پورته خواته subida urcuş подъём svah vzpon strm uspon stigning ทางชัน yokuş, bayır 上坡 узвіз; крутий схил چڑھائی đường dốc 斜坡
ascend the throne
to be crowned king or queen. kroon bestyg إرتِقاء العَرْش възкачвам се subir ao trono nastoupit na trůn den Thron besteigen bestige tronen ανέρχομαι στο θρόνο ascender/subir al trono troonile asuma به سلطنت رسیدن tulla kruunatuksi monter sur le trône לַעֲלוֹת עַל כֵּס הַמלוּכָה आरोहण uspeti se trónra lép naik tahta taka við konungdómi salire al trono 王位につく 즉위하다 įžengti į sostą kāpt tronī naik takhta de troon bestijgen bestige tronen wstępować na tron سلطنت یا پاچاهی ته رسیدل subir ao trono a urca pe tron взойти на престол nastúpiť na trón zasesti prestol popeti se na presto bestiga tronen ขึ้นครองบัลลังก์ tahta çıkmak 登上王位 сходити на престол تخت نشین ہونا lên ngôi 登上王位
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According to his account, my unfortunate Ancestor, being afflicted with rheumatism, and in the act of being felt by a Polygon, by one sudden start accidentally transfixed the Great Man through the diagonal; and thereby, partly in consequence of his long imprisonment and degradation, and partly because of the moral shock which pervaded the whole of my Ancestor's relations, threw back our family a degree and a half in their ascent towards better things.
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I am no hero--I was fully aware of the danger to which I was exposing myself; and yet I protest that I caught myself laughing under my breath, with the most outrageous inconsistency, at the instant when I began the ascent of the trellis-work.
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