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ascended

Syllables: as·cend·ed/əˈsɛndɪd/

ascended is the simple past and past participle of ascend.

Meaning of ascend

Verb

ascend (third-person singular simple present ascends, present participle ascending, simple past and past participle ascended)

  1. (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
    • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
  2. (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
  3. (transitive) To go up.
    • You ascend the stairs and take a right.
  4. (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
    • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
  5. (figuratively, intransitive) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
  6. To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
    • Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.

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Words formed from ascended

Words that rhyme with ascended

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Questions about ascended

What is ascended the simple past and past participle of?
Ascended is the simple past and past participle of ascend.
How do you pronounce ascended?
Ascended is pronounced /əˈsɛndɪd/.

Words near ascended in the dictionary

  1. ascendancies
  2. ascendancy
  3. ascendant
  4. ascendantly
  5. ascendants
  6. ascended
  7. ascendence
  8. ascendences
  9. ascendencies
  10. ascendency
  11. ascendent

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