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ascender

to get promoted, to advance, to rise, to go up, to ascend

a s θ e n ˈd e ɾ
ascend rise; go up + er -er infinitive
verb Rare #42,285
to get promoted, to advance Often used for moving up in a job or in social status.
SP: Quiero ascender en mi trabajo.
EN: I want to get promoted at work.
to rise, to go up, to ascend
SP: El globo empezó a ascender lentamente.
EN: The balloon began to rise slowly.
Conjugation of ascender
Past
ascendido
ascender
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third ascendió ascendieron

Puedo ascender a cielos sin fin.

I can ascend to endless skies.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Me acaban de ascender.

I just got promoted.

¡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)

¿Iba a ascender de viejito el"calavera", carajo?

Was that old “skull” bastard going to get promoted, for fuck’s sake?

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Por esa idea, hice los trámites para ascender a Dietrich.

Because of that idea, I took the steps to promote Dietrich.