English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Ascended Pronunciation
Ascended is pronounced uh-SEN-did, IPA /əˈsɛndɪd/.
uh-SEN-did
US /əˈsɛndɪd/ · UK /əˈsɛndɪd/
Syllables: uh · SEN · did (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: Climbed or moved upwards, or rose to a higher rank.
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Ascended in a Sentence
- The balloon ascended slowly over the ridge.
- She ascended to the chair of the committee in June.
- They ascended the last pitch in poor light.
Common Mispronunciations of Ascended
Not A-sen-did
Ascend, descend and transcend put their weight on the second half, and the past tense leaves it where it was.
Not A-skend-id
Scandal needs its k, and this word has none: the sc here collapses into a plain s.
Tip: Ascended serves thrones and souls as well as mountains, as in he ascended to the throne in 1066.
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