descend
verb (used without object)
to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down.
have descended
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present perfectof descend.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He was a diminutive guitar deity who could only have descended in America, but calling him something so plain and mortal as “American” still feels close to sacrilege.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
In the provincial capital Banda Aceh, student groups and civil society organisations have descended on the local parliament to demand greater mobilisation of national resources.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Williams is just one of dozens of curious observers and amateur sleuths who have descended on the area.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
For hardened followers, Al-Houthi, who is believed to be in his mid-40s, is a father figure who claims to have descended from the Prophet Muhammad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
We have five fingers because we have descended from a Devonian fish that had five phalanges or bones in its fins.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
