vi.

1. 登高；上升
   The smoke ascends slowly to the sky.

   煙裊裊升向天空。

2. 追溯（到某個時間）[（+to）]
   His ancestors ascend to the 15th century.

   他的祖先可上溯到十五世紀。

vt.

1. 攀登；登上
   Victoria ascended the throne in 1839.

   維多利亞於一八三九年登上王位。

   He ascended the flight of narrow stairs to his bedroom.

   他登上狹窄的樓梯到他的臥室去。

v.

1. go up; climb or rise.
2. rise in status.
3. (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch.