verb#7,907 by frequency
ascend
/əˈsɛnd/
To move upward, to fly, to soar; To slope in an upward direction; To go up
- he/she/it
- ascends
- past participle
- ascended
Meanings
- 1
To move upward, to fly, to soar
The road ascends to the village.
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- 2
To slope in an upward direction
- 3
To go up
- 4
To succeed a ruler on (the throne)rare
- 5
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etcrare
- 6
To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.)rare
- 7
To become higher in pitchrare
- 8
To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationshiprare