ascend Pronunciation: /əˈsend/Translate ascend | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of ascendA. v.i. 1 (go up) hinaufsteigen; (climb up) hinaufklettern; (by vehicle) hinauffahren 2 (rise) aufsteigen; [Hubschrauber] höhersteigen 3 (slope upwards) [Hügel, Straße] ansteigenB. v.t. 1 (go up) hinaufsteigen [Treppe, Leiter, Berg] 2ascend the throne = den Thron besteigenascend in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ascend in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ascend in the US English dictionary