Polyglot Dictionary

ascender

/assenˈdeɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
asciendo
preterite (yo)
ascendí
past participle
ascendido

Meaning

  1. to rise, to promote

    • Lo ascendieron a director.

      He was promoted to director.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

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German

steigen

steigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to climb, to rise."

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