to go up, to ascend
Me acaban de ascender.
I just got promoted.
Hay que esperar a que muera uno mayor para ascender.
You have to wait for an older person to die to get promoted.
— Ciudad de Dios (2002)
Puedo ascender a cielos sin fin.
I can ascend to endless skies.
— Rang De Basanti (2006)
Iba a ascender al trono.
He was going to ascend to the throne.