ascend

Object

• throne: Current Japanese law forbids women from ascending the throne.
• aorta: Thus, when the nodes or ascending aorta enlarge, the SVC is compressed, blood flow slows, and complete occlusion may occur.
• colon: Ascending colon: The portion of bowel extending from the caecum to the hepatic flexure.
• stair: Visitors now ascend the stairs to the first floor of the palace.
• staircase: A perfect studio apartment for two people, you enter Wheat Loft having ascended an external staircase in the Pottery yard.
• ladder: But as you ascend the ladder, look out below where you tread.

Preposition: through

• woodland: Take this track, which ascends pleasantly through the woodlands of Bird's Hill.
• forest: We then cross the bridge and ascend through the forest, past magnificently carved mani stones to Pangboche at 3860m.

Preposition: into

• heaven: Jesus is, of course, alive, having ascended into heaven.
• hill: But one night a young deacon rose and began reading from Psalm 24, " Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?

Preposition: along

• path: Ascend the zig-zagging path through the woods to level ground and then ascend along the main path to circle into Cwn Cau.

Modifying Another Word

• steeply: Up stream ascended steeply to where it became too tight.
• gradually: From the Torre del Visco, you ascend gradually on a lovely track lined with pine trees, keeping your ears peeled for woodpeckers.
• slowly: Slowly ascending to the ridge, the views were spectacular.
• gently: OHA II consists of a gently ascending walking passage with deep mud giving way to a harder clay or rock floor.
• steadily: After crossing the River Cares, rich in trout, you ascend steadily to a broad ridge.
• rapidly: The noises also may cause marine mammals to panic and ascend too rapidly.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• up: And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

Adjective complement

• high: Fifty years back he had not ascended higher than 21,000.

Preposition: from

• dive: When ascending from such dives, divers must spend time at shallower depths to allow the excess dissolved gas to escape.