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 o ascended (formal) into the air; ascendía por las escaleras she ascended (literario) o climbed the steps
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
[+cantidad] to amount to; come to los beneficios ascendieron a miles de libras the profits amounted o came to thousands of pounds; el número de heridos asciende ya a 20 the number of wounded has now risen to o has now reached 20; ¿a cuánto ascendió la factura? how much did the bill come to?
