Ascend | Mean of ascend in English Dictionary

/əˈsɛnd/

• Verb
• to go up
1. They watched their balloons slowly ascend into the sky.
2. Divers must not ascend too rapidly/quickly to the water's surface.
3. She believed that when she died, her soul would ascend to heaven.
4. Most people are able to ascend [=climb] the mountain in less than four hours.
5. She said good night and ascended [=climbed] the stairs to her room.
• to slope or lead upward
1. Several paths ascend to the top of the mountain.
2. stairs ascending to the attic
• to rise to a higher or more powerful position in a government, company, etc.
1. John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.
2. She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.
3. A new national government ascended [=rose] to power. [=it gained control of the country]

• to become a king or queen
1. He ascended the throne after the death of his father.
2. In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth kills the king and ascends to the throne.