The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.
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Ascent
//əˈsɛnt//
Synonyms for "ascent" (212 found)
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buoyancycanonizationcareerclimbclimbingcoursecrescendocurrentdaintinessdeificationdelicacydescendingdescentdevelopmentdowninessdownward motiondriftdriftageebbingedema
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elevationenhancementenlargementenrichmentenshrinementerectionescalationetherealityeugenicseuthenicsexaltationexpansionextensionflightfloatabilityfloodflowfluffinessfluxfoaminessforward motionfountainfrothinessfurtherancegaingentlenessgossamerinessgradegreat leap forwardgreateninggrowthgushheadwayheighthikeimprovementinclineincreaseincrementinflationjetjump
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lack of weightleaplevitationlevityliftliftinglightnessmeliorationmendmendingmountmountingmultiplicationoblique motionongoingonrushpassagepickupplungingprecipitousness
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prefermentproductivenessprogressprogressionproliferationpromotionradial motionraiseraisingramprandom motionrearingrecoveryreflowingrefluencerefluxregressionrestorationretrogressionrevivalrisingrising groundrunrushsetsideward motionsinkingslopesnowballingsoaringsoftnessspoutspreadspringspurtsteepnesssternwaystreamsubsidingsurgesursum cordaswellingtakeofftendernesstrajecttrajettrendtumescenceunheavinessupupbeatupbuoyingupcastupclimbupdraftupgoupgradeupheavaluphillupliftupliftinguppinguprearingupriseuprisingupsurgeupsweepupswingupthrowupthrustuptrendupturnupward mobilityupward motionvaultverticalnessvisevolatilitywaxingweightlessnesswideningyeastiness
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8 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
42 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀνάβασις noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Arabic
2 entries- تَسَلُّق noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- صُعُود noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Armenian
1 entries- վերելք noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Bulgarian
4 entries- издигане noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- изкачване noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- стръмнина noun (eminence, hill, or high place)
- стръмнина noun (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 上升 noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Dutch
2 entries- stijging noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- stijging noun (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line)
Finnish
4 entries- korkea paikka noun (eminence, hill, or high place)
- nousu noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- nousu noun (way or means by which one ascends)
- nousu noun (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line)
German
4 entries- Anhöhe noun (eminence, hill, or high place)
- Anstieg noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- Anstieg noun (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line)
- Aufstieg noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Italian
2 entries- ascesa noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- salita noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Latin
1 entries- ascensus noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Persian
2 entries- صعود noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- فرازش noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Portuguese
2 entries- ascensão noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- subida noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Quechua
1 entries- wichay noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Russian
2 entries- восхожде́ние noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- подъём noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- uspon noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- uzvisina noun (eminence, hill, or high place)
Spanish
3 entries- ascenso noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
- elevación noun (eminence, hill, or high place)
- elevación noun (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line)
Ukrainian
1 entries- підйом noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Vietnamese
1 entries- lên noun (act of ascending; motion upwards)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
They made first ascent of Mount Everest.
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The economic development of Algeria will be an arduous ascent.
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Climbers John Snorri from Iceland, Juan Pablo Mohr from Chile and Muhammad Ali Sadpara from Pakistan, lost contact with base camp Friday during their ascent of the 8,611-meter mountain.
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