Portuguese Meaning of descend
descer
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Definitions and Meaning of descend in English
descend (v)
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
come as if by falling
descend (v. i.)
To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite of ascend.
To enter mentally; to retire.
To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or upon.
To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase one's self; as, he descended from his high estate.
To pass from the more general or important to the particular or less important matters to be considered.
To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown descends to the heir.
To move toward the south, or to the southward.
To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.
descend (v. t.)
To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder.
FAQs About the word descend
descer
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way, come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example, do something that one considers to be
gota,queda,mergulhar,pia,inclinação,declínio,mergulhar,declive,magro,inclinar
surgir,Asceder,escalar,montar,subir,mesmo,achatamento,avião,endireitar (ẽ.di.rejˈtɐɾ),revolta
descartes => Descartes, descanting => descant, descanter => decantador, descanted => decantado, descant on => Cantar um descante em,
