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ascendascend /əˈsɛnd/ ●○○ verb formal ETYMOLOGYascendOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin ascendere, from ad- to + scandere to climb VERB TABLEascend |
| Present | I, you, we, they | ascend | | he, she, it | ascends | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ascended | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ascended | | he, she, it | has ascended | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ascended | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ascend | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ascended |
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| Present | I | am ascending | | he, she, it | is ascending | | you, we, they | are ascending | | Past | I, he, she, it | was ascending | | you, we, they | were ascending | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ascending | | he, she, it | has been ascending | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ascending | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ascending | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ascending |
► ascended the throne Jordan’s King Hussein ascended the throne (=became king) in 1953. THESAURUSwalk up► climb to walk up a steep slope or set of stairs: Harry climbed the steps. After climbing for hours, we reached the top. ► go up to walk up stairs, a hill, etc.: She went up the hill to see the view. ► ascend formal go up stairs, a mountain, etc.: He ascended the steps to the stage to make his speech. ► scale to climb up something very steep or difficult to get to the top of. Used in writing or literature: He has scaled the icy peaks in Alaska and Canada. 1[intransitive] to move up through the air OPP descend: The plane ascended rapidly.2[transitive] to climb something or walk to a higher position, for example on a slope: It was snowing as they ascended the final peak.► see thesaurus at climb13[intransitive, transitive] to move to a more important or responsible job, or to move higher in rank: ascend to Thomas ascended to the Supreme Court. Jordan’s King Hussein ascended the throne (=became king) in 1953.4[intransitive, transitive] to lead or go up to a higher position: Several ski lifts ascended the mountain.5in ascending order in order on a list so that each thing is higher, or greater in amount, than the one before it: The scores are shown in ascending order. |