transcription, транскрипция: [ əsend ]
( ascends, ascending, ascended)
1.
If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it. ( WRITTEN )
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie’s hand as they ascended the steps...
Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.
≠ descend
VERB : V n , V prep / adv , also V
2.
If a staircase or path ascends , it leads up to a higher position. ( WRITTEN )
≠ descend
VERB
3.
If something ascends , it moves up, usually vertically or into the air. ( WRITTEN )
Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends...
≠ descend
VERB : V
4.
If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. ( FORMAL )
VERB
5.
see also ascending