ascend
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
have been ascending
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present perfect progressiveof ascend.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Blueprint in hand, Smart took over at his alma mater in 2016, and the Bulldogs have been ascending ever since, going 57-10 in the last five seasons.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
We have been ascending mountain-range after mountain-range, before sunrise; and lo! night is gone, and nature rejoices in the day through all her solitudes.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
The stage was set for good humour, but Dickson's heart, which should have been ascending with the larks, stuck leadenly in his boots.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
They must have been ascending steadily ever since they began the march.
From The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain by Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis)
We have been ascending the whole of this day.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
