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ascent

 
 
/əˈsent/ noun

Translation

CLIMB [C] when someone climbs or moves up
çıkış, yükseliş
his first ascent of the mountain1600
BECOMING SUCCESSFUL [no plural] when someone starts to become successful
tırmanış , başarıya ulaşma
The book describes his rapid ascent from truck driver to film star.2204
PATH UP [C] a path or road which goes up a hill or mountain
tırmanan yol; dağı, tepeyi aşan yol
a steep ascent1693
(Definition of ascent noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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