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Opposite of to fall or dive downwards or to a lower level. rise. arise. ascend. climb.
- Does descend mean fall?
- What word is the same as descend?
- What is the correct meaning descend?
- Is descends negative or positive?
- What does cascading over mean?
- What is the other name of fall?
- What is the past form of fall?
- What is the opposite descent?
- What does dimness mean?
- Is it correct to say descend down?
- What does descend mean in weather?
- What does descend upon mean?
- What does descend mean in the Bible?
- Is descend transitive or intransitive?
- What does descends mean in math Is it negative or positive?
Does descend mean fall?
In its simplest sense, descend means to go or move downward, but there are a couple of subtle variations on this theme. Yes, a bird can descend from the sky, but also, humans are descended from prehistoric ancestors. ... We've all "come down" from our ancestors.
What word is the same as descend?
verb. 1'the plane started descending towards the runway' go down, come down. drop, fall, sink, subside. dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive, pitch, tumble, slump.
What is the correct meaning descend?
1 : to come or go down from a higher place or level to a lower one The elevator descended. 2 : to move down or down along Descending the cliff was dangerous. 3 : to slope or lead downward The road descends to the valley. 4 : to come down from an earlier time The custom descends from ancient times.
Is descends negative or positive?
descend verb (NEGATIVE MOOD)
A feeling of despair descended (on us) as we realized that we were lost. If a condition, usually a negative condition, descends, it quickly develops in every part of a place: Silence descended on the room/over the countryside.
What does cascading over mean?
: to fall, pour, or rush in or as if in a cascade The water cascaded over the rocks. Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders. transitive verb.
What is the other name of fall?
Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons.
What is the past form of fall?
The simple past tense of 'fall' is 'fell. ' This is also called the preterite of 'fall. ' The past participle of this verb is 'fallen.
What is the opposite descent?
Opposite of an act of dropping or falling downwards. ascent. climb. ascendance. ascending.
What does dimness mean?
the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines. the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity. synonyms: subduedness. type of: dullness. a lack of visual brightness.
Is it correct to say descend down?
Descend is a transitive verb that means “to move from a higher to a lower position.” The idea of down is included in the verb descend. INCORRECT: A meeting to discuss about a proposed homeless tent encampment in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood is scheduled for Monday evening. —Caption, Seattle television site.
What does descend mean in weather?
(of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down; slope; incline. to move to a lower level, pitch, etc; fall.
What does descend upon mean?
to sink or come down in morals or behaviour; lower oneself. 8. (often foll by: on or upon) to arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming way: their relatives descended upon them last week.
What does descend mean in the Bible?
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. Etymology: [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de- + scandere to climb. See Scan.]
Is descend transitive or intransitive?
[intransitive] (literary) (of night, darkness, a mood, etc.) to arrive and begin to affect someone or something synonym fall Night descends quickly in the tropics.
What does descends mean in math Is it negative or positive?
Arranging things, i.e., numbers, quantities, lengths, etc. from a larger value to lower value is known as descending order. Descending can also be thought of as climbing down the stairs of numbers starting from the highest value. ... Moving down the slide is descending.
