All 9 Uses of
ascend
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- They ascend into the heavens; they have discovered how the blood circulates, and the nature of the air we breathe.
p. 49.2 *ascend = rise (into a better situation)
- We ascended into my room, and the servant presently brought breakfast; but I was unable to contain myself.
p. 62.3ascended = went up
- The storm appeared to approach rapidly, and, on landing, I ascended a low hill, that I might observe its progress.
p. 77.3ascended = climbed up
- Still, as I ascended higher, the valley assumed a more magnificent and astonishing character.
p. 97.7 *ascended = moved upward
- I passed the bridge of Pelissier, where the ravine, which the river forms, opened before me, and I began to ascend the mountain that overhangs it.
p. 97.9ascend = move up
- My mule was brought to the door, and I resolved to ascend to the summit of Montanvert.
p. 100.1ascend = go up
- The path, as you ascend higher, is intersected by ravines of snow, down which stones continually roll from above; one of them is particularly dangerous, as the slightest sound, such as even speaking in a loud voice, produces a concussion of air sufficient to draw destruction upon the head of the speaker.
p. 100.6ascend = move up
- We crossed the ice, therefore, and ascended the opposite rock.
p. 104.9ascended = climbed
- I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames.
p. 225.7ascend = climb
Definitions:
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(1)
(ascend as in: ascend the mountain) to move or slope upward -- sometimes figuratively as when climbing the corporate ladder
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(2)
(ascend as in: in ascending order) move up a scale -- as from smaller numbers to larger, or lower notes to higher
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(3)
(ascend as in: ascend higher figuratively) figuratively, to rise to a better situation