ascend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈsɛnd/

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• Hyphenation: as‧cend

Verb

Plain form ascend

Third-person singular ascends

Past tense ascended

Past participle ascended

Present participle ascending

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you ascend something, then you go up it.

   He ascended the staircase to reach the top floor.

Related words

• ascension