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- pronunciation:
send
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ascends, ascending, ascended |
| definition 1: |
to go upward; climb; rise.
The airplane ascended above the clouds.- synonyms:
- climb, rise
- antonyms:
- descend, fall
- similar words:
- arise, clamber, fly, lift, mount, move up, soar, tower
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| definition 2: |
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
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| related words: |
jump, loom, move, zoom |
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