Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
ascend | No | No | Yes | No |
descend | No | No | Yes | No |
ascend (verb) | descend (verb) |
---|---|
slope upwards | come as if by falling |
travel up | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
come up, of celestial bodies | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
go along towards (a river's) source | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example |
move to a better position in life or to a better job | |
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils | |
become king or queen | |
go back in order of genealogical succession |