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ascendo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.
  • scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.

Senses

ascendo is used for these senses in English:

  • go up (intransitive) To move upwards.
  • mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
  • rise (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
  • 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.
  • scale (transitive) To climb to the top of.

climb — full definition

  1. verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  2. verb To rise or increase, as a number, price, or position in a ranking.
  3. noun An act or instance of climbing; an ascent.

mount — full definition

  1. noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  2. noun An animal, especially a horse, that a person rides.
  3. noun A backing, frame, or fixture that something is attached to or displayed on.
  4. verb To climb onto or get up on something, especially a horse or bicycle.
  5. verb To attach or fix something onto a support, backing, or wall.

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