Ascending
/əˈsɛndɪŋ/
adjectiveBeginnerCommonGeneral
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1
Increasing in order or value.
/əˈsɛndɪŋ/
adjectiveneutralBeginner
General
Going upwards; increasing in size, amount, or degree.
The graph shows an ascending trend.
💡 Simply: Going up or getting bigger.
More Examples
2
The temperature is ascending.
How It's Used
Mathematics
"The numbers in the sequence are ascending."
Music
"The melody has an ascending scale."
From Middle English ascendinge, present participle of ascenden, from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendere "to climb up," from ad- "to" + scandere "to climb."
The word has maintained a consistent meaning throughout its history, primarily relating to upward movement or increase.
Memory tip
Think of 'ascending' as going up an escalator.
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