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- [dih-send]
- /dɪˈsɛnd/
- /dɪˈsend/
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- [dih-send]
- /dɪˈsɛnd/
Definitions of descended word
- adjective descended A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them. 3
- adjective descended An animal that is descended from another sort of animal has developed from the original sort. 3
- adjective descended connected by a blood relationship (to a dead or extinct individual, race, species, etc) 3
- verb without object descended to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop. 1
- verb without object descended to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series. 1
- verb without object descended to go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion. 1
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Origin of descended
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English descenden < Old French descendre < Latin dēscendere, equivalent to dē- de- + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb; cf. scansion
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Parts of speech for Descended
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
descended popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
descended usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for descended
verb descended
- cascaded — a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface.
- collapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
- crashed — to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
- dipped — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- dived — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
Antonyms for descended
verb descended
- ascended — to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- rose — Remote Operations Service Element
- left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- improved — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
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