ascender

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ascender
intransitive verb
1 to go up, to climb (subir)
2 to rise, to go up (aumentar, elevarse)
3 to be promoted (en empleo, deportes) (a to)
also:
  • ascender a -> to come o amount to (totalizar)
transitive verb
also:
  • ascender a alguien (a) -> to promote somebody (to)

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ascender [as-then-derr’]
verb neuter
1 To ascend, to mount, to climb. (n)
2 To be promoted. (n)
  • Fue ascendido a teniente -> he was promoted to lieutenant
3 to amount to. (Commerce) (m)

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ascender
verbo:intransitivo
1 (subir) [+persona] (en montaña) to climb up; (en el aire) to rise; ascend; (formal)
ascendieron hasta 3.500 metros they climbed to 3,500 metres; ascendieron por el otro lado del monte they made their ascent on the other side of the mountain; they climbed up the other side of the mountain; el globo ascendió por los aires the balloon rose ascended into the air;o (formal) ascendía por las escaleras (literario) she ascended climbed the steps; (literario)o
ascender en la escala social
2 [+temperatura, presión] to go up; rise
las temperaturas han ascendido en el norte
3
ascender a
[+empleado, equipo, militar] to be promoted to
ascendió al cargo de presidente de la compañía he was promoted to company president; he rose to the position of company president; el Málaga ha ascendido a primera división Málaga have gone up to the first division; Málaga have been promoted to the first division; ascender al trono to ascend the throne
cuando ascendió al trono desde que la ascendieron gana casi el doble
 [+cantidad] to amount to; come to
los beneficios ascendieron a miles de libras the profits amounted came to thousands of pounds;o el número de heridos asciende ya a 20 the number of wounded has now risen to has now reached 20;o ¿a cuánto ascendió la factura? how much did the bill come to?
verbo:transitivo
[+empleado, militar] to promote
lo ascendieron a teniente he rose was promoted to the rank of lieutenant;o

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Verb Conjugation for "ascender"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo asciendo ascendí ascendía ascenderé ascienda
Tú asciendes ascendiste ascendías ascenderás asciendas
Ella/Él/Usted asciende ascendió ascendía ascenderá ascienda
Nosotros ascendemos ascendimos ascendíamos ascenderemos ascendamos
Vosotros ascendéis ascendisteis ascendíais ascenderéis ascendáis
Ellos/Ustedes ascienden ascendieron ascendían ascenderán asciendan
Gerund: ascendiendo / Participle: ascendido / Complete ascender conjugation >
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