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
Pope John Paul II, who had ascended to the papacy in 1978, toured the world like a beatific rock star, preaching the gospel of this new sobriety in football stadiums across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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
The young king had ascended to the throne almost a year earlier upon the death of his father George II, and was at that time a bachelor.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023
They had ascended from the cellar level and were just crossing the lobby.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
