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descend
[dih-send]
verb (used without object)
to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down.
to descend from the mountaintop.
to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series.
to go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion.
to slope, tend, or lead downward.
The path descends to the pond.
to be inherited or transmitted, as through succeeding generations of a family.
The title descends through eldest sons.
to have a specific person or family among one's ancestors (usually followed byfrom ).
He is descended from Cromwell.
to be derived from something remote in time, especially through continuous transmission.
This festival descends from a druidic rite.
to approach or pounce upon, especially in a greedy or hasty manner (followed by on orupon ).
Thrill-seekers descended upon the scene of the crime.
to settle, as a cloud or vapor.
to appear or become manifest, as a supernatural being, state of mind, etc..
Jupiter descended to humankind.
to attack, especially with violence and suddenness (usually followed by on orupon ).
to descend upon enemy soldiers.
to sink or come down from a certain intellectual, moral, or social standard.
He would never descend to baseness.
Astronomy., to move toward the horizon, as the sun or a star.
verb (used with object)
to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.).
to extend or lead down along.
The path descends the hill.
descend
/ dɪˈsɛnd /
verb
(also tr) to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc)
(of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down; slope; incline
to move to a lower level, pitch, etc; fall
(often foll by from) to be connected by a blood relationship (to a dead or extinct individual, race, species, etc)
to be passed on by parents or ancestors; be inherited
to sink or come down in morals or behaviour; lower oneself
to arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming way
their relatives descended upon them last week
(of the sun, moon, etc) to move towards the horizon
Other Word Forms
- descendingly adverb
- predescend verb
- redescend verb
- undescending adjective
- descendable adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of descend1
Example Sentences
He had enough time to turn off electrical appliances before he descended the stairs from their fourth-floor apartment to safety.
But Badenoch dismissed claims she had descended to "playground abuse" with her comments.
All modern cats are descended from the same species - the African wildcat.
The incident, coming as holiday tourists descend on the capital, has heightened security and raised fresh questions about domestic troop deployments, immigration policy and public safety.
Genetic analyses show that many of the lentil varieties grown on the islands today descend from lentils brought by Indigenous settlers from North Africa in the 200s.
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