Meanings
plural ascents
- countableuncountableThe way or means by which one ascends.
There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.
- countableuncountableAn eminence, hill, or high place.
- countableuncountableThe degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
- countableuncountableAn increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in The AV Club
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan upward slope or grade (as in a road)
nouna movement upward; rise above the ground
nounthe act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις
- ἀνάβασις (anábasis)act of ascending; motion upwards
Arabic صُعُود, تَسَلُّق
- صُعُود (ṣuʕūd)act of ascending; motion upwards
- تَسَلُّق (tasalluq)act of ascending; motion upwards
Bulgarian издигане, изкачване
- издигане (izdigane)act of ascending; motion upwards
- изкачване (izkačvane)act of ascending; motion upwards
- стръмнина (strămnina)eminence, hill, or high place
- стръмност (strămnost)degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
- стръмнина (strămnina)degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Chinese Mandarin 上升
- 上升 (shàngshēng)act of ascending; motion upwards
Dutch stijging, stijging
- stijgingact of ascending; motion upwards
- stijgingdegree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Esperanto ascendo
- ascendoact of ascending; motion upwards
Finnish nousu, nousu
- nousuact of ascending; motion upwards
- nousuway or means by which one ascends
- nousureittiway or means by which one ascends
- korkea paikkaeminence, hill, or high place
- nousudegree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
- nousukulmadegree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
German Anstieg, Aufstieg
- Anstiegact of ascending; motion upwards
- Aufstiegact of ascending; motion upwards
- Besteigungact of ascending; motion upwards
- Aufstiegway or means by which one ascends
- Anhöheeminence, hill, or high place
- Steigungdegree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
- Anstiegdegree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Hindi आरोह, आरोहण
- आरोह (āroh)act of ascending; motion upwards
- आरोहण (ārohaṇ)act of ascending; motion upwards
Italian salita, ascesa
- salitaact of ascending; motion upwards
- ascesaact of ascending; motion upwards
Latin ascensus
- ascensusact of ascending; motion upwards
Persian صعود, فرازش
- صعودact of ascending; motion upwards
- فرازش (farâzeš)act of ascending; motion upwards
Portuguese ascensão, subida
- ascensãoact of ascending; motion upwards
- subidaact of ascending; motion upwards
Russian восхожде́ние, подъём
- восхожде́ние (vosxoždénije)act of ascending; motion upwards
- подъём (podʺjóm)act of ascending; motion upwards
Spanish ascenso, elevación
- ascensoact of ascending; motion upwards
- elevacióneminence, hill, or high place
- elevacióndegree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Ukrainian підйом
- підйом (pidjom)act of ascending; motion upwards
Vietnamese lên
- lênact of ascending; motion upwards
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
ascent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascent
“ascent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascent.
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