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ascent

/əˈsent/noun

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चढ़ाई, आरोहण; ऊपर की ढलान

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.]

    the act of climbing or moving up; an upward slope

    चढ़ाई, आरोहण; ऊपर की ढलान

    • The ascent of the peak took six hours.
    • a steep ascent to the temple
    • The climbers began their ascent at four in the morning.
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    • The path made a steep ascent through the pine forest.
    • The first ascent of Everest took place in 1953.

    Synonyms climb rise upward slope

    Opposite descent fall decline

  2. 2

    [sing.] formal

    the process of moving to a higher position or level

    उन्नति, ऊपर उठना (पद, स्थिति में)

    • her rapid ascent to the post of director
    • The company's ascent from a small shop to a national brand took twenty years.
    • The ascent of the new party to power surprised everyone.
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    • His ascent to fame was slow and difficult.
    • The player's ascent from a village team to the national side inspired many.

    Synonyms rise advancement progress

    Opposite decline fall

◇Word family
ascend verbascending adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

climb rise upward slope advancement progress

Antonyms

descent fall decline drop

AaSpelling

as·cent

?Which word?

ascent or assent?

Ascent is a climb or a rise. Assent, pronounced the same, means agreement or approval: 'The bill received the President's assent.'

Ascent का अर्थ 'चढ़ाई' या 'उत्थान' है। Assent, जिसकी pronunciation एक जैसी है, का अर्थ 'सहमति, स्वीकृति' है, जैसे 'The bill received the President's assent'।

The ascent/assent homophone pair is a regular spelling item (the President's assent to a bill is a GK phrase).

Ascent और assent का homophone spelling में अक्सर पूछा जाता है (bill पर President's assent एक GK वाक्यांश है)।