ascending
Use Ascending in a sentence
dɪŋ adjective
1.
moving upward; rising.
2.
Botany. growing or directed upward, especially obliquely or in a curve from the base.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
2.
to slant upward.
3.
to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level: to ascend to the presidency.
4.
to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
5.
Music. to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.
verb (used with object)
6.
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount: to ascend a lookout tower; to ascend stairs.
7.
to gain or succeed to; acquire: to ascend the throne.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English ascenden < Anglo-French ascendre < Latin ascendere to climb up, equivalent to a- a-5 + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb. See scan
1350–1400; Middle English ascenden < Anglo-French ascendre < Latin ascendere to climb up, equivalent to a- a-5 + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb. See scan
Related forms
as·cend·a·ble, as·cend·i·ble, adjective
re·as·cend, verb
un·as·cend·a·ble, adjective
un·as·cend·ed, adjective
Antonyms
1, 6. descend.
1, 6. descend.
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World English Dictionary
ascend (əˈsɛnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to go or move up (a ladder, hill, slope, etc); mount; climb |
| 2. | (intr) to slope or incline upwards |
| 3. | (intr) to rise to a higher point, level, degree, etc |
| 4. | to follow (a river) upstream towards its source |
| 5. | to trace (a genealogy, etc) back in time |
| 6. | to sing or play (a scale, arpeggio, etc) from the lower to higher notes |
| 7. | ascend the throne to become king or queen |
| [C14: from Latin ascendere, from scandere] | |
| ascending (əˈsɛndɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | moving upwards; rising |
| 2. | botany sloping or curving upwards: the ascending stem of a vine |
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Word Origin & History
ascend
late 14c., from L. ascendere "to climb up," from ad- "to" + scandere "to climb" (see scan). An O.E. word for it was stigan.
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Example sentences
Dozens of witnesses reported having seen an ascending flare that culminated in an explosion.
Ocellated turkeys were ascending to the trees for the night, their wings laboring against the plush air.
Built on an ascending series of platforms, the bar has the best view in town hands-down.
His ascending steps on the stairs brought back my senses.
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