Both Uses of
ascend
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- At the right-hand corner the green cathedral spire ascends into the pale blue sky of the evening.
p. 119.7 *ascends = goes upward
- Every morning larks ascend from No Man's Land.
p. 128.1ascend = fly up
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