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as·cend
 ascend
- pronunciation:
send
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ascended, ascending, ascends |
| definition 1: |
to go upward; climb; rise.
The airplane ascended above the clouds.- synonyms:
- climb, rise
- antonyms:
- descend, fall
- similar words:
- arise, balloon, clamber, escalate, fly, levitate, lift, mount, move up, scale, soar, tower, uprise
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| definition 2: |
to slant or slope upward.
This tangent ascends at a forty-five degree angle.- synonyms:
- climb
- antonyms:
- descend
- similar words:
- incline, lean, slant, slope, tilt
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| definition 3: |
to move towards a higher rank or position.
She ascended to the throne upon the death of her father, the king.- synonyms:
- climb, get ahead, rise
- antonyms:
- sink
- similar words:
- accede, advance
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| related words: |
climb, jump, loom, move, zoom |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to go up on or along; climb or rise on.
He ascended the staircase.The notes ascended the musical scale.- synonyms:
- climb, go up, mount, move up
- antonyms:
- descend
- similar words:
- scale, shin, shinny up, surmount
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| definition 2: |
to be elevated to.
Soon the prince will ascend the throne as king.- similar words:
- accede to, inherit
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