Meaning of "ascend" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASCEND

From Latin ascendere, from scandere.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ASCEND

ascend  [əˈsɛnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASCEND

Ascend is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ascend in English.

WHAT DOES ASCEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ascend

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Definition of ascend in the English dictionary

The first definition of ascend in the dictionary is to go or move up ; mount; climb. Other definition of ascend is to slope or incline upwards. Ascend is also to rise to a higher point, level, degree, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ASCEND

PRESENT

Present

I ascend

you ascend

he/she/it ascends

we ascend

you ascend

they ascend

Present continuous

I am ascending

you are ascending

he/she/it is ascending

we are ascending

you are ascending

they are ascending

Present perfect

I have ascended

you have ascended

he/she/it has ascended

we have ascended

you have ascended

they have ascended

Present perfect continuous

I have been ascending

you have been ascending

he/she/it has been ascending

we have been ascending

you have been ascending

they have been ascending

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I ascended

you ascended

he/she/it ascended

we ascended

you ascended

they ascended

Past continuous

I was ascending

you were ascending

he/she/it was ascending

we were ascending

you were ascending

they were ascending

Past perfect

I had ascended

you had ascended

he/she/it had ascended

we had ascended

you had ascended

they had ascended

Past perfect continuous

I had been ascending

you had been ascending

he/she/it had been ascending

we had been ascending

you had been ascending

they had been ascending

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ascend

you will ascend

he/she/it will ascend

we will ascend

you will ascend

they will ascend

Future continuous

I will be ascending

you will be ascending

he/she/it will be ascending

we will be ascending

you will be ascending

they will be ascending

Future perfect

I will have ascended

you will have ascended

he/she/it will have ascended

we will have ascended

you will have ascended

they will have ascended

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ascending

you will have been ascending

he/she/it will have been ascending

we will have been ascending

you will have been ascending

they will have been ascending

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ascend

you would ascend

he/she/it would ascend

we would ascend

you would ascend

they would ascend

Conditional continuous

I would be ascending

you would be ascending

he/she/it would be ascending

we would be ascending

you would be ascending

they would be ascending

Conditional perfect

I would have ascend

you would have ascend

he/she/it would have ascend

we would have ascend

you would have ascend

they would have ascend

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ascending

you would have been ascending

he/she/it would have been ascending

we would have been ascending

you would have been ascending

they would have been ascending

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ascend
we let´s ascend
you ascend

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ascend

Past participle

ascended

Present Participle

ascending

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ASCEND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ascend» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of ascend

climb · come up · go up · mount · rise · scale · soar · take off · tower

TRANSLATION OF ASCEND

Find out the translation of ascend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ascend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ascend» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 上 >
• Translator English - Spanish: subir
• English: ascend
• Translator English - Hindi: चढ़ना
• Translator English - Arabic: يصعد
• Translator English - Russian: подняться
• Translator English - Portuguese: ascender
• Translator English - Bengali: আরোহণ করা
• Translator English - French: gravir
• Translator English - Malay: Naik
• Translator English - German: hinaufsteigen
• Translator English - Japanese: 登る
• Translator English - Korean: 올라가다
• Translator English - Javanese: Munggah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lên
• Translator English - Tamil: மேலேறும்
• Translator English - Marathi: चढणे
• Translator English - Turkish: çıkmak
• Translator English - Italian: salire
• Translator English - Polish: wznieść
• Translator English - Ukrainian: піднятися
• Translator English - Romanian: urca
• Translator English - Greek: ανεβείτε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klim
• Translator English - Swedish: ascend
• Translator English - Norwegian: bestige

5 QUOTES WITH «ASCEND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ascend.

1

Lincoln Child

My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in a New York publishing house. Being an editorial assistant is the purgatory would-be editors must endure before they can ascend the ladder and begin acquiring books on their own. I spent a year filing paperwork, writing copy, and typing rejection letters.

2

Tracey Emin

Women, at 50, are on a plateau with their careers, but later they ascend.

3

Max Heindel

It is a mystic maxim that the lower in the scale of evolution a being is placed, the more certainly it responds to the planetary rays, and conversely the higher we ascend in the scale of attainment, the more the man conquers and rules his stars, freeing himself from the leading strings of the Divine Hierarchies.

4

Joseph Smith, Jr.

I see no faults in the Church, and therefore let me be resurrected with the Saints, whether I ascend to heaven or descend to hell, or go to any other place. And if we go to hell, we will turn the devils out of doors and make a heaven of it.

5

John Greenleaf Whittier

I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCEND»

Discover the use of ascend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ascend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ascend: A Trylle Novel

Amanda Hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose self-published novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. Ascend is the final chapter in her bestselling Trylle trilogy—and you’ll never guess how it ends!

Amanda Hocking, 2012

Ascend: Book Three in the Trylle Trilogy

Originally self-published, with slightly different text, as an e-book in 2011.

Amanda Hocking, 2012

Ascend

This leather-bound book features 200 pages of riveting artwork in a post-apocalyptic heaven, where angels battle over “harvested souls” in the Purgatory Wars.

Keith Arem, Scott Cuthbertson, Kristian K. Hedman, 2012

Ascend: The Catholic Faith for a New Generation

Ascend: The Catholic Faith for a New Generation is a contemporary, scripture-rich, and dramatically visual exploration of the Catholic faith for young adults.

Eric Stoltz, Vince Tomkovicz, 2009

Arise & Ascend

In this book, I will be exposing deception plots that have held back women from advancing in their God given purpose and will be sharing why now is the time for women to awaken to who they are in Christ, and explain how to undergo the ...

Mari Tello, 2009

Switched

Amanda Hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose self-published novels have sold millions of copies all over the world, and Switched is the book that started the phenomenon.

Amanda Hocking, 2012

Ascend the Nile: A Kiwi-Brit Journey of Discovery, Adventure ...

This is an epic adventure story that combines curiosity, geography and history with the dangers of a wild river, wildlife, disease and guerrillas. Excellently told by writer John McCrystal, this is a ripping yarn.

Garth MacIntyre, Cam McLeay, Neil McGrigor, 2009

InfoWorld

If you're a Franklin fan, you may find Ascend quite useful. If you're not, the Franklin system requires quite a leap of faith. Ascend comes with hundreds of blank Franklin forms, two binders for storing and carrying the forms, a four- cassette audio ...

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A grammar of the Spanish language

subiria, I should ascend. subirias, thou wouldst ascend. subiria, he would ascend . subiriamos, we should ascend. subiriais, you would ascend. subirian, they would ascend. Imperative Mood. sube, ascend. que suba, let him ascend. subdmos, ...

Alfred Elwes, 1852

Torn

As a special gift to readers, this book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, “One Day, Three Ways,” set in the magical world of the Trylle.

Amanda Hocking, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASCEND»

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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) vs Huawei Ascend Y221 : Comparison …

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