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ascender

/asenˈdeɾ/ verb B2
  1. to ascend, to mount, to climb
  2. to advance
  3. to rise
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Verb forms

Infinitive
ascender
Gerund
ascendiendo
Past participle
ascendido
Present (yo)
asciendo
Preterite (yo)
ascendí

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Por sus servicios fué condecorado y ascendido a capitán en el campo de batalla; y vivió el resto de sus días querido y agasajado de todos.
Cuentos populares en Chile, p. 39 · C1
Que el grado de la ofensa á tanto asciende,
Fábulas en verso castellano, p. 6 · C1

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