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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESCEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DESCEND definition: 1. to go or come down: 2. If darkness or night descends, it becomes dark and day changes to night…. Learn more.

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     DESCEND meaning: 1. to go or come down: 2. If darkness or...

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     DESCEND translate: 位置, 下降；走下；降下, （暮色）降臨;（天幕）落下, 負面情緒,...

   • Znaczenie Descend, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     descend definicja: 1. to go or come down: 2. If darkness or...

   • Descend: Portuguese Translation

     DESCEND translate: descer, baixar, descer. Learn more in the...

   • Descend: German Translation

     descend translate: heruntersteigen, sich senken, herfallen....

   • Descend: Korean Translation

     descend translate: 내려가다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Descend: French Translation

     DESCEND translate: descendre, descendre, descendre, se jeter...

   • Descend: Arabic Translation

     DESCEND translate: يَنْحَدِر / يَهْبِط. Learn more in the...

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   8 meanings: 1. to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc) 2. (of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down;.... Click for more definitions.

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   descend: [verb] to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one.

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   Descend definition: to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down. See examples of DESCEND used in a sentence.

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   descend: 1 v move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way Synonyms: come down , fall , go down Antonyms: arise , come up , go up , lift , move up , rise , uprise move upward ascend , go up travel up, "We ascended the mountain" show more antonyms... Types: show 34 types... hide 34 types... prolapse slip or fall out of place, as of ...

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   I heard his footsteps coming down the stairs. 2 [ intransitive] literary if darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenly descend on/upon/over Total silence descended on the room. An air of gloom descended over the party headquarters. 3 → in descending order (of something ...

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   What does descending mean?

   • If you descend, or if you descend something, you move downwards. We descended to the cellar. 8 meanings: 1. to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc) 2. (of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down;.... Click for more definitions.

   DESCEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does descend mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of DESCEND is to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one. How to use descend in a sentence.

   Descend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   What does descend mean in astrology?

   • Jupiter descended to humankind. to descend upon enemy soldiers. He would never descend to baseness. Astronomy. to move toward the horizon, as the sun or a star. to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.). The path descends the hill.

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   Where did the word descend come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb descend is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for descend is from before 1325, in Statutes of the Realm. descend is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French descendre; Latin dēscendere.

   descend, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   There are 28 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb descend, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. descend has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (Middle English) religion (Middle English) astrology (Middle English) astronomy (Middle English) horses ...