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ascended

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-send]
    • /əˈsɛnd/
    • /əˈsend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-send]
    • /əˈsɛnd/

Definitions of ascended word

  • verb without object ascended to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds. 1
  • verb without object ascended to slant upward. 1
  • verb without object ascended to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level: to ascend to the presidency. 1
  • verb without object ascended to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time. 1
  • verb without object ascended Music. to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one. 1
  • verb with object ascended to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount: to ascend a lookout tower; to ascend stairs. 1

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Origin of ascended

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ascenden < Anglo-French ascendre < Latin ascendere to climb up, equivalent to a- a-5 + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb. See scan

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Parts of speech for Ascended

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ascended popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ascended usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ascended

verb ascended

  • rose — Remote Operations Service Element
  • soared — to fly upward, as a bird.
  • arose — Arose is the past tense of arise.
  • flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
  • scaled — noting armor having imbricated metal plates sewn to a flexible backing.

Antonyms for ascended

verb ascended

  • descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  • declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
  • fell — simple past tense of fall.
  • slumped — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
  • lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.

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