1.travel up, "We ascended the mountain";
go up a ladder
2.go back in order of genealogical succession;
Inheritance may not ascend linearly
3.become king or queen;
She ascended to the throne after the King's death
4.go along towards (a river's) source;
The boat ascended the Delaware
5.slope upwards;
The path ascended to the top of the hill
6.come up, of celestial bodies;
The sun also rises