Descend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɑːksˈɑːlədʒiz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛnd/

2 syllables Say it as /dɑːksˈɑːlədʒiz/.

Examples

The temperature is going down
The barometer is falling
The curtain fell on the diva

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deign fall settle go down derive condescend come down come

Antonyms

ascend rise

Parts of Speech

verb	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way “The temperature is going down”
verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example “She was descended from an old Italian noble family”
verb	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
verb	come as if by falling “Night fell”

Word Forms

descendant	adjective	going or coming down
descendent	adjective	going or coming down
descent	noun	a movement downward
fall	noun	a movement downward
derivative	adjective	resulting from or employing derivation
derivation	noun	the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
descendent	noun	a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendant	noun	a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

absteigen

Bewegen Sie sich nach unten und tiefer, aber nicht unbedingt ganz

🇫🇷French

descendre

descendre et descendre, mais pas nécessairement jusqu'au bout

🇪🇸Spanish

bajar

moverse hacia abajo y más abajo, pero no necesariamente hasta el final

🇮🇹Italian

scendere

spostarsi sempre più in basso, ma non necessariamente fino in fondo

🇳🇱Dutch

afdalen

ga naar beneden en lager, maar niet noodzakelijkerwijs helemaal

🇵🇹Portuguese

descer

mover-se para baixo e para baixo, mas não necessariamente até o fim

🇷🇺Russian

спуститься

двигаться вниз и ниже, но не обязательно до конца

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतरना

नीचे और नीचे की ओर बढ़ें, लेकिन जरूरी नहीं कि पूरी तरह

🇧🇩Bengali

অবতরণ

নীচের দিকে এবং নীচের দিকে সরান, তবে অগত্যা সমস্ত পথ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இறங்கு

கீழ்நோக்கி மற்றும் கீழ் நோக்கி நகரவும், ஆனால் எல்லா வழிகளிலும் அவசியமில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

దిగుతారు

క్రిందికి మరియు క్రిందికి కదలండి, కానీ అన్ని విధాలుగా అవసరం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

उतरणे

खाली आणि खालच्या दिशेने हलवा, परंतु आवश्यक नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉતરવું

નીચે અને નીચે ખસેડો, પરંતુ જરૂરી નથી કે બધી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಳಿಯುತ್ತವೆ

ಕೆಳಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಸಿ, ಆದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇറങ്ങുക

താഴോട്ടും താഴോട്ടും നീങ്ങുക, പക്ഷേ എല്ലാ വഴികളും ആവശ്യമില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਰਨਾ

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਵਧੋ, ਪਰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਿ ਸਾਰੇ ਰਸਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

اترنا

نیچے اور نیچے کی طرف بڑھیں، لیکن ضروری نہیں کہ سارے راستے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下降

向下移动，但不一定一直向下

🇯🇵Japanese

降りる

どんどん下に移動しますが、必ずしも最後まで移動する必要はありません

🇰🇷Korean

하강하다

아래쪽으로 더 낮게 이동하지만 반드시 끝까지 이동할 필요는 없습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi xuống

di chuyển xuống và thấp hơn, nhưng không nhất thiết phải là tất cả

🇹🇭Thai

ลงมา

เลื่อนลงและต่ำลง แต่ไม่จำเป็นต้องตลอดทาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

turun

bergerak ke bawah dan ke bawah, tetapi tidak harus seluruhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

bumababa

ilipat pababa at pababa, ngunit hindi kinakailangan sa lahat ng paraan

🇲🇾Malay

turun

bergerak ke bawah dan ke bawah, tetapi tidak semestinya sepanjang jalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينزل

التحرك للأسفل وللأسفل، ولكن ليس بالضرورة على طول الطريق

🇮🇷Persian

فرود آمدن

به سمت پایین و پایین تر حرکت کنید، اما نه لزوما تا آخر

🇹🇷Turkish

inmek

aşağıya ve aşağıya doğru hareket edin, ancak sonuna kadar değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָרֶדֶת

לנוע מטה ומטה, אך לא בהכרח עד הסוף

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The primary meaning of 'descend' is 'move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way'.

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