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Aufsteigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ascend verb To move or climb upward.
  • ascension noun The act of rising or moving upward, especially to a position of power or a higher spiritual state.
  • climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.

Senses

Aufsteigen is used for these senses in English:

  • ascend (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  • ascension The act of ascending; an ascent.
  • climb (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
  • climb up (intransitive) to make a gradual ascent or increase
  • climb up (transitive) to gradually ascend something
  • go up (intransitive) To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.
  • rise (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

ascend — full definition

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

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