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descend
What does descend mean?
descend (verb): move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce descend?
/dɪˈsɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does descend come from?
The verb is derived from Middle English descenden (“to move downwards, fall, descend; to slope downwards; to go from a better to a worse condition, decline, degenerate; to be a descendant, derive from (a source); etc.”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “descend” mean?
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Right! That's what “descend” means.
to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way
Not quite: that's what treat means.
to frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way
Not quite: that's what scare means.
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible
Not quite: that's what appear means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “descend”?
feel
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show
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fall
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give
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