Descend
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈsɛnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Descend is a verb meaning Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
Meaning
Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
More Meanings
- Senses relating to passing down from a source to another thing.
- (archaic) Synonym of descent (“instance of descending; sloping incline or passage; way down; decline, etc.”).
Example Sentences
[I]t ſhall be good if in your iourney you come to the deſcend of anye great Hil, to light from your Horſes backe, and to vvalke dovvne the hill a foote, […]
Word Forms
- descends
- descending
- descended
- descendest
- descendedst
- descendeth
Synonyms for descend
Depending on context, synonyms include descent, derive, stoop, condescend, fall, deign.
Antonyms for descend
Common opposites include rise, arise, lift, ascend.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include come down, fall, come, deign, condescend, derive.
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Sources & Attribution
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