(ascends, ascending, ascended)
1.
If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it. (WRITTEN)
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...
Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.
? descend
VERB: V n, V prep/adv, also V
2.
If a staircase or path ascends, it leads up to a higher position. (WRITTEN)
? descend
VERB
3.
If something ascends, it moves up, usually vertically or into the air. (WRITTEN)
Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends...
? descend
VERB: V
4.
If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. (FORMAL)
VERB
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