DESCEND


Meaning of DESCEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈsend, dē- ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- + scandere to climb — more at scan

Date: 13th century

intransitive verb

1. : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one

descend ed from the platform

2. : to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive

3.

a. : to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive

descend s from an old merchant family

b. : to pass by inheritance

a desk that has descend ed in the family

c. : to pass by transmission

songs descend ed from old ballads

4. : to incline, lead, or extend downward

the road descend s to the river

5.

a. : to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack)

b. : to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above

reporters descend ed on the candidate

6. : to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent

7.

a. : to lower oneself in status or dignity : stoop

b. : to worsen and sink in condition or estimation

transitive verb

1. : to pass, move, or climb down or down along

2. : to extend down along

• de·scend·ible -ˈsen-də-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.