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ascend

The correct spelling is ascend.

How to pronounce ascend

/əˈsɛnd/
verb

IPA: /əˈsɛnd/

Say it like: Ass-end

The correct spelling is ascend. To move upward, to fly, to soar. For example: "He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."

Usage Examples

He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.

You ascend the stairs and take a right.

She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  2. 2.To slope in an upward direction.
  3. 3.To go up.
  4. 4.To succeed.
  5. 5.To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

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