ascend
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
had ascended
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past perfectof ascend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By 2008, Mason had ascended to an executive role in Citi’s wealth-management division when the global financial crisis hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
By that point, Woad had ascended to top of the amateur rankings, which earned her the Mark H McCormack medal.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Twelve years earlier, Baby Doc at just 20 years of age had ascended to the presidency of Haiti, following the death of his autocratic father.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2024
Mr. Adjaye’s fall from grace is particularly stark in light of how high he had ascended.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
The most wrenching thing, however, was our shrunken size: three days earlier, when we had ascended this terrain we’d numbered eleven; now there were only six of us.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
