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ascending

/əˈsendɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण असेन्डिंग

आरोही, बढ़ते हुए क्रम में

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    going from the lowest to the highest, or from the smallest to the largest

    आरोही, बढ़ते हुए क्रम में

    • Arrange the numbers in ascending order.
    • Results are listed in ascending order of marks.
    • Write the fractions in ascending order of size.
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    • The list is sorted in ascending order by date.
    • Marks are arranged in ascending order from the lowest to the highest.

    Synonyms rising increasing

    Opposite descending

  2. 2

    [usually before noun]

    going up or climbing

    ऊपर की ओर जाता हुआ, चढ़ता हुआ

    • an ascending staircase
    • Climb the ascending path to reach the temple.
    • The ascending road to the fort was steep and winding.
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    • We took the ascending escalator to the first floor.
    • A line of pilgrims followed the ascending path to the shrine.

    Synonyms rising climbing upward

    Opposite descending falling

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

ascending order / in ascending order

In ascending order means from the smallest to the largest; the opposite is descending order.

'In ascending order' का अर्थ छोटे से बड़े क्रम में है; इसका विलोम 'descending order' है।

  • Arrange the numbers in ascending order.
  • The names are listed in ascending order of age.

ascending + noun (going up)

Ascending also describes something rising, such as a staircase, a path or a series of notes.

'Ascending' ऊपर उठती हुई चीज़ का भी वर्णन करता है, जैसे सीढ़ी, रास्ता या स्वरों का क्रम।

  • The ascending path led to the temple on the hilltop.
  • The singer practised an ascending scale.

ascending vs rising

Ascending is more formal than rising and is common in maths, music and mountaineering.

'Ascending' 'rising' से अधिक formal है और maths, संगीत और पर्वतारोहण में आम है।

  • The climbers were ascending the steep slope before the storm.

ascending vs descending

Ascending goes up or from small to large; descending goes down or from large to small; both usually take order.

Ascending ऊपर या छोटे से बड़े की ओर जाता है; descending नीचे या बड़े से छोटे की ओर; दोनों के साथ प्रायः 'order' आता है।

  • Rank the students in descending order of marks.
  • The list was sorted in ascending order of age.
+Collocations 4

ascending + noun

orderscalepathstaircasesequence

  • Arrange the marks in ascending order.

preposition + ascending

in ascending orderof ascending heightin an ascending lineon an ascending path

  • The students stood in ascending order of height.

verb + ascending order

sortarrangelistrankwrite

  • Please sort the files in ascending order of date.

ascending + noun (figurative)

careerscaletonelistseries

  • The singer sang an ascending series of notes.
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  • Write the fractions in ascending order of size.

भिन्नों को आकार के आरोही क्रम में लिखिए।

  • Radhika sorted her books in ascending order of price.

राधिका ने अपनी पुस्तकों को क़ीमत के आरोही क्रम में लगाया।

  • The spreadsheet can sort names in ascending order from A to Z.

Spreadsheet नामों को A से Z तक आरोही क्रम में लगा सकती है।

  • The ascending road to the hill station has many sharp bends.

पर्वतीय स्थल की ओर जाने वाली चढ़ाई वाली सड़क में कई तेज़ मोड़ हैं।

  • An ascending scale of notes sounds brighter than a descending one.

स्वरों का आरोही क्रम अवरोही क्रम से अधिक उजला सुनाई देता है।

  • The pilot said the plane was ascending to ten thousand metres.

पायलट ने कहा कि विमान दस हज़ार मीटर की ऊँचाई तक चढ़ रहा है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Ascending and rising both mean going up, but one is a technical or formal word and the other is everyday English.

Ascending और rising दोनों का अर्थ ऊपर जाना है, पर एक तकनीकी या औपचारिक शब्द है और दूसरा रोज़मर्रा की अंग्रेज़ी का।

ascending

Formal; used for order, steps and slopes.

औपचारिक; क्रम, सीढ़ियों और ढलानों के लिए।

  • The numbers are in ascending order.

rising

Everyday word for going up, such as prices or the sun.

ऊपर जाने के लिए रोज़ का शब्द, जैसे दाम या सूरज।

  • Rising prices worry every family.
◇Word family
ascend verbascent noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

rising increasing climbing upward

Antonyms

descending falling

§Grammar and usage

Usage: 'ascending order' (smallest to largest) and 'descending order' (largest to smallest) are common in reasoning and maths questions.

Usage में 'ascending order' (छोटे से बड़ा) और 'descending order' (बड़े से छोटा) reasoning और maths के प्रश्नों में बहुत आते हैं।