Does "has ascended" equals to "become famous"?

[GraceXiaoYa]

I read a sentence saying:

When I was in college, Richard Branson and the original Virgin Airlines had really ascended.

From the context, it seems to mean "becoming famous". Does it a common usage or meaning of the word ascend?

 

[emsr2d2]

I read [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] the following sentence [STRIKE]saying:[/STRIKE] in [source required].

"When I was in college, Richard Branson and the original Virgin Airlines had really ascended."

From the context, it seems to mean "becoming famous". [STRIKE]Does it[/STRIKE] Is this a common usage or meaning of the word "ascend"?

I'd say it was closer to "had become successful".

Note my corrections above. Please tell us the source of that quote.

 

[GoesStation]

I read a sentence saying:

When I was in college, Richard Branson and the original Virgin Airlines had really ascended.

That's not the entire sentence. Please quote the whole thing in a new post in this thread.

Note that it's transcribed from an oral interview. The speaker would probably choose more precise language if she were writing.

 

[jutfrank]

There's surely a double meaning to the word ascended here. What do you think it might be?

Please quote the entire sentence.

 

[Tdol]

It strikes me as a pretentious sentence.