Ascend - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈsend|  American pronunciation of the word ascend
Brit.  |əˈsend|  British pronunciation of the word ascend

verb

- travel up (syn: go up)
We ascended the mountain
The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- go back in order of genealogical succession
Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- become king or queen
She ascended to the throne after the King's death
- appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
- go along towards (a river's) source
The boat ascended the Delaware
- slope upwards
The path ascended to the top of the hill
- come up, of celestial bodies (syn: come up, rise, uprise)
Jupiter ascends
- move to a better position in life or to a better job (syn: move up, rise)
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown

Extra examples

They watched their balloons slowly ascend into the sky.

Divers must not ascend too rapidly to the water's surface.

She believed that when she died, her soul would ascend to heaven.

Several paths ascend to the top of the mountain.

John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.

She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.

A roar of shouts ascended.

This pretty village is situated about a mile west of the town, ascending a hill.

The plane ascended rapidly.

Without a word, he began to ascend the stairs.

The road ascends steeply from the harbour.

The number of women decreases as you ascend the professional hierarchy.

We ascended the mountain

The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope

Inheritance may not ascend linearly

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ascend
he/she/it: ascends
present participle: ascending
past tense: ascended
past participle: ascended
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