stijgen — meaning in English

English meaning

• ascend verb To move or climb upward.
• rise verb To move upward or increase.

Senses

stijgen 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 (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

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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