How to pronounce “ascend”
Say “ascend” in 2 beats
ascend
/əˈsɛnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsɛnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- cendsɛndstress
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsɛnd/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsɛnd/
- Respelling
- uh-SEND
- Syllables
- 2 — as-CEND
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-CEND. “cend” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈsɛnd/
/ɐsɛnd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “ascend” means
- verb
travel up,
“We ascended the mountain”
- verb
go back in order of genealogical succession
“Inheritance may not ascend linearly”
- verb
become king or queen
“She ascended to the throne after the King's death”
Say it in a sentence
“We watched the balloon ascend until it was a small dot.”“ascend”, answered
How do you pronounce “ascend”?
“ascend” is pronounced /əˈsɛnd/ (uh-SEND) in American English and /ɐsɛnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “cend”. Build it as as-CEND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ascend” have?
2: as · cend. The beat lands on the second, “cend”.
Is “ascend” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsɛnd/ (uh-SEND); British English says /ɐsɛnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ascend” mean?
As a verb: travel up, For example: “We ascended the mountain” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ascend”?
Stress the second syllable: as-CEND. “cend” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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