what does ascend mean?
ASCEND as VERB
- Meaning
- travel up, “We ascended the mountain”
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- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
Hypernyms(s) ascend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- come up, of celestial bodies
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The sun also rises
- The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled…
- Jupiter ascends
Hypernyms(s) ascend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Antonym(s)
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- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- The path ascended to the top of the hill
Hypernyms(s) ascend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- go along towards (a river’’s) source
Usage Example(s)
- The boat ascended the Delaware
Hypernyms(s) ascend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- She ascended to the throne after the King’’s death
Hypernyms(s) ascend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- go back in order of genealogical succession
Usage Example(s)
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
Hypernyms(s) ascend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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