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IELTS word

ascend

/Ι™ΛˆsΙ›nd/verb

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English definition

to move upward

Common phrases / collocations

  1. ascend a mountain
  2. slowly ascend
  3. ascend the stairs

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The hikers ascended the steep trail.

  2. 2.

    The balloon ascended into the sky.

  3. 3.

    They ascended the narrow stairs.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Hikers climb a steep rocky trail toward a mountain ridge above them.
to move upward
1hikers start below
2trail climbs upward
hikers start below→trail climbs upward