Meaning
to ascend, rise
- to move or climb upward, rise physically or socially
- to amount or come to a total figure (usually with 'a')
In a sentence
La giovane sovrana ascese al trono in un periodo turbolento.
The young sovereign ascended the throne during a turbulent period.
I costi complessivi del progetto ascendono a diverse migliaia di euro.
The project's total costs amount to several thousand euros.
Pochi scalatori sono ascesi fino a questa vetta isolata.
Few climbers have ascended to this isolated peak.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ascendere | infinitive |
| ascendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ascendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ascende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ascendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ascendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ascendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ascendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ascendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ascendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ascendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ascendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ascendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ascesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ascendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ascese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ascendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ascendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ascesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ascenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ascenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ascenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ascenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ascenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ascenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ascenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ascenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ascenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ascendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ascendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ascendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ascendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ascendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ascendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ascendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ascendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ascendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ascenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ascenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ascenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ascenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ascendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ascenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ascendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ascendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ascendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ascendendo | gerund |
| asceso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Literary: formal and elevated; everyday speech strongly prefers 'salire' or 'aumentare'.
- Takes 'essere' when meaning movement upwards, but 'avere' when used transitively or in certain financial contexts.
- past participle asceso