Word

ascend, v.
(ascended, ascending, ascends)
freq. cnt. 3

travel up
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ascend go up

sample sentences

"We ascended the mountain"
"go up a ladder"
"The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
The airplane is sure to %s

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ascendable ascensive ascendant ascension ascent ascension ascent ascender

antonym

descend

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

hyponym

rise, rise up, come up, surface uprise

move to a better position in life or to a better job
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

ascend move up rise

sample sentences

"She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

come up, of celestial bodies
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ascend come up rise uprise

sample sentences

"The sun also rises"
"The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."
"Jupiter ascends"

verb frames

Something ----s
The moon will soon %s

verb frames

Something ----s
The moon will soon %s

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rise

antonym

set

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ascendent ascension

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

astronomy, uranology

hypernym

rise, go up, move up, lift, come up, arise, uprise

slope upwards
<verb.motion>

ascend

sample sentences

"The path ascended to the top of the hill"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ascensive ascendent ascendant ascender ascent

semantic pointers

hypernym

slope, incline, pitch

go along towards (a river's) source
<verb.motion>

ascend

sample sentences

"The boat ascended the Delaware"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

follow, travel along

appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
<verb.motion>

ascend climb up

sample sentences

"the vine climbed up the side of the house"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

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become king or queen
<verb.social>

ascend

sample sentences

"She ascended to the throne after the King's death"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ascendancy

semantic pointers

hypernym

accede, enter

go back in order of genealogical succession
<verb.stative>

ascend

sample sentences

"Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

date back, go back, date from