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Definition of ascend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    ascend

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//əˈsɛnd//
     
    [intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ascend
     
    he / she / it ascends
     
    past simple ascended
     
    -ing form ascending
     
     
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  1. 1to rise; to go up; to climb up The path started to ascend more steeply. The air became colder as we ascended. The results, ranked in ascending order (= from the lowest to the highest) are as follows: Practice your scales ascending and descending. ascend from something Mist ascended from the valley. ascend to something
  2. 2(figurative) He ascended to the peak of sports achievement. ascend something Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs.
  3. 3(figurative) to ascend the throne (= become king or queen) opposite descend
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