ASCEND as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • travel up, “We ascended the mountain”
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. 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) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • slope upwards
    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)
  4. 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
  5. Meaning
    • become king or queen
    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)
  6. 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