ascend-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: travel or move in an upwards direction

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] ASCEND NP2[goal/location] NP1[theme] ASCEND PP[location]

Examples:
The climbers ascended the mountain slowly.
Many exploreres tried to ascend this river to its headwaters.
Will the new CEO be able to ascend the many legal and financial obstacles confronting him?
See the moon ascending over the far shore of the lake?

Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-3
FrameNet: Intentional_traversing,Traversing
PropBank: ascend.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4, 7

Sense Number 2: go back in time geneologically

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[abstract] ASCEND ADVP NP1[abstract] ASCEND PP[temporal]
NOTE: the PP ADVP are understood as being in a temporal relationship to subject NP

Examples:
Inheritence may not ascend linearly.
Do humans have genes that ascend to the roundish flatworm?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: enter into or acquire a higher status (social)

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[benefactor] ASCEND NP2 NP1[benefactor] ASCEND PP[state]

Examples:
The princess ascended the throne after the prince's demise.
In just ten years they have ascended from poverty to great wealth.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: ascend.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 8

Sense Number 4: be oriented or situated with one end higher than the other.

Commentary: NP1[topic] ASCEND PP{to NP[location]}

Examples:
The forest path ascends to the top of the hill.
The spiral staircase ascended only to the second floor.

Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-3,meander-47.7
FrameNet: Path_shape
PropBank: ascend.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 5: go toward a river's (or similar) source.

Examples:
The boat ascended the Delaware.

Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-3
FrameNet: Path_shape
PropBank: ascend.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5