ascend

/əˈsɛnd/

Syllables a·scend

Stress a-SCEND

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

sc

/s/

sc blend

end

/ɛnd/

short e

Meaning

to go up; to rise or move upward

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + sc=/s/(science) + end=/ɛnd/(end)

Example

They began to ascend the mountain at dawn.