to ascend

Examples

• All

• Why hold a dream to ascend to a throne through a political marriage?

  Dune (1984)

• However, it remains to be seen whether this type of leadership can ascend from local to national arenas.

  Academic text (1998)

• I did not ascend to this position by being stupid.

  Dances with Wolves (1990)

• The cure is for us to make ourselves bigger, to ascend to a higher life.

  Big Think

• The idea is that anyone out of a lineup of people can ascend in class enough to become rich.

  The Financial Diet

• You know, I've had a lot of former students ascend to positions of authority.

  The Holdovers (2023)

• Then Xi Jinping started to rise or ascend within the Communist Party and all of that changed.

• So when Harris ascended to the top, she pushed Donnellan out.

• In 1368, he took Peking and ascended to the throne as Emperor of all China.

  Academic text (1996)

• After years of hard work, she was finally able to ascend to a managerial position in her company.

Synonyms

G

to go up

vsto ascend

442 1.0

To move to a higher position

focuses on gaining greater importance or higher social or work status

R

to rise

vsto ascend

154 2.7

To move to a higher job or position

stresses moving into a more important or influential position

C

to climb

vsto ascend

146 2.2

Rise to a higher level, for example prices or numbers

limits this increase to reaching a more important position or role

M

to move up

vsto ascend

43 2.0

Go to a higher place or level

is about rising specifically to a more important status or role

R

rise to power

vsto ascend

11 5.3

The act of gaining control of a country, like becoming president

is about moving up into importance generally, not only to leadership

M

to move up in the world

vsto ascend

7 4.5

To get more successful and reach a higher social or economic position

is the specific act of reaching a higher or more important role

C

to climb up

vsto ascend

5 1.6

To rise to a higher position, for example at work or on music charts

emphasizes change into a more important status rather than just effort

C

to climb the corporate ladder

vsto ascend

3 4.8

To move up in a company by getting promotions and more responsibility

is broader, applying to any rise into a more important status

C

to climb the social ladder

vsto ascend

1 4.8

To improve social position by getting more money, education, or important friends

covers any move into a more important status beyond just social gains

A

to accede

vsto ascend

• Formal

1 8.4

To take an official position such as a throne or presidency

is the general move upward in importance, not only official installation

R

to rise to the purple

vsto ascend

• Archaic

9.9

Gain a very high position quickly when people do not expect it

describes rising in importance more generally, not only sudden high prestige

R

to raise to the purple

vsto ascend

• Archaic

9.9

To reach a very high position, often as a king or queen

is the broader idea of moving up to greater importance or rank

Antonyms

D

to descend

150 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

Phrasal Verbs

A

to ascend the mountain

3.7

To climb a mountain

How Important

to ascend

39 4.4

to move up

43 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology