English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

opstijgen — meaning in English

Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead

English meaning

  • ascend verb To move or climb upward.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.
  • soar verb To fly high in the air with little effort, especially by gliding on air currents.
  • takeoff noun The moment a plane, rocket, bird, or jumper leaves the ground and becomes airborne.

Senses

opstijgen is used for these senses in English:

  • ascend (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  • rise The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
  • rise (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
  • soar To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
  • takeoff A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
  • unstick (intransitive, aviation, of, an aircraft) To leave the ground during takeoff.

ascend — full definition

  1. verb To move or climb upward.
  2. verb To rise to a higher position, rank, or throne.

rise — full definition

  1. verb To move upward or increase.
  2. verb To get up from a lying or sitting position, or to get out of bed.
  3. noun An increase, or an upward slope.

Related Dutch words