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ascending

The correct spelling is ascending.

How to pronounce ascending

verb

IPA: /əˈsɛndɪŋ/

Say it like: Ass-end-ing

The correct spelling is ascending. 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.

Meanings

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.

noun

  1. 1.An ascent.

adjective

  1. 1.(of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is greater than or equal to the previous element.
  2. 2.That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.

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