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descend
verb
come as if by falling
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- ESCEN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
dɪˈsɛnd
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
come as if by falling
“Night fell”
verb
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
“The temperature is going down”
verb
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
verb
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
“She was descended from an old Italian noble family”
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Example Sentences
Night fell
Silence fell
The temperature is going down
The barometer is falling
The curtain fell on the diva
Her hand went up and then fell again
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
he comes from humble origins
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