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- Dictionaryascent/əˈsɛnt/
noun
- 1. a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill: "the first ascent of the Matterhorn" Similar Opposite
- 2. an instance of rising or moving up through the air: "the first balloon ascent was in 1783" Similar Opposite
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ASCENT definition: 1. the act of climbing or moving upwards: 2. a slope, path, or road that goes up something: 3…. Learn more.
1. a. : the act of rising or mounting upward : climb. completed their ascent of the mountain. b. : an upward slope or rising grade : acclivity. followed the steep ascent to the top of the hill. c. : the degree of elevation : inclination, gradient. 2. : an advance in social status or reputation : progress.
Ascent is a noun that means the act of moving upward ( ascending ), an upward movement, or upward movement in general. Assent can be a noun meaning agreement, as in I give my assent, or a verb meaning to agree or give in, as in I assent to your terms. The two words are pronounced exactly the same.
ASCENT meaning: 1. the act of climbing or moving upwards: 2. a slope, path, or road that goes up something: 3…. Learn more.
n. 1. the act of ascending; a rising or climbing movement. 2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement. 3. a way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity. 4. the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent. 5. a movement or return toward a source or beginning.
An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing. ...the first ascent of the world's third highest mountain. American English : ascent / əˈsɛnt /
An ascent can be physical, like an elevator's journey to the top floor, an airplane's upward motion, or your hike up a mountain. Ascent can also be a figurative climb, like a restaurant's dishwasher's whose hard work made his ascent to executive chef possible.
noun. /əˈsent/ [countable, usually singular] the act of climbing or moving up; a journey that goes up something. the first ascent of Mount Everest. The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill. The rocket steepened its ascent. ascent to something their ascent to the summit. opposite descent. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
ASCENT definition: 1. a movement or climb up something: 2. a time when someone starts to become successful: 3. a…. Learn more.
: a way of going up something : an upward slope, path, etc. They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill. ASCENT meaning: 1 : the act or process of ascending: such as; 2 : the act or process of rising, moving, or climbing up usually singular.
