opstijgen — meaning in English

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.

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