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1 be descend from
اِنْحَدَرَ من أَصْل أو سَلَف \ be descend from: to come from the family of (sb. of earlier times): He claims to be descended from Napoleon. -
2 descend
هَبَطَ \ alight: to get down (from a car or train), (of a bird) to come down from the air. climb down: to go down, using hands as well as feet: He climbed slowly down the cliff. come down: to fall: the price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. descend: to go down (stairs, a mountain, etc.): The aeroplane descended slowly. drop: to sink; become lower or weaker: The wind dropped. fall: to become lower or weaker: The price of bread has fallen. His spirits fell. sink: to go down; become lower; go below the surface (of the sea, etc.): His hopes sank. The sun was sinking in the west. The ship sank in a storm. \ See Also نزل (نَزَلَ)، سقط (سَقَطَ)، غرق (غَرِق) -
3 descend
نَزَلَ \ alight: to get down (from a car or train). climb down: to go down, using hands as well as feet: He climbed slowly down the cliff. come down: to fall: the price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. descend: to go down (stairs, a mountain, etc.): The aeroplane descended slowly. land: (of an aircraft) to come down to the ground; (of people) to come on to the ground from a ship or aircraft. \ See Also هبط (هَبَطَ) -
4 descend
[dɪˈsend] verb1) to go or climb down from a higher place or position:يَنْزِلُHe descended the staircase.
2) to slope downwards:يَنْحَدِرThe hills descend to the sea.
3) ( with on) to make a sudden attack on:يُهاجِمُن يَنْقَضُّThe soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.
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5 discendere
descend( trarre origine) be a descendant (da of), be descended (da from)da veicoli, da cavallo alight (da from)* * *discendere v. intr.1 to go* down, to come* down, (form.) to descend: l'angelo discese dal cielo, the angel descended from heaven; il fiume discende verso il mare, the river runs down to the sea (o flows towards the sea) // discendere a terra, ( approdare) to land (o to go ashore); discendere da un'auto, to get out of a car; discendere da cavallo, to dismount; discendere dal treno, to get off (o to get out of) the train // discendere in basso, (fig.) to sink2 ( declinare) to descend, to slope down: il giardino discende verso il fiume, the garden descends (o slopes down) to the river; le montagne discendevano bruscamente verso ovest, the hills fell steeply away to the west3 ( di astri) to sink*, to set*5 ( trarre origine) to descend; to come* from: discendere da un re, to descend (o to be descended) from a king; discendere da una nobile famiglia, to come from a noble family6 ( conseguire) to follow, to proceed: ne discende che..., it follows that...◆ v.tr. to descend, to go* down, to come* down: discese le scale, he descended (o went down o came down) the stairs.* * *1. [diʃ'ʃendere]vb irreg vi (aus essere)1) (scendere) to come (o go) down, descenddiscendere da — (treno) to get off, (macchina) to get out of, (tetto) to get down from
discendere da cavallo — to dismount, get off one's horse
2)discendere da — to be descended from, come from2. vt(scale) to come (o go) down, descend* * *[diʃ'ʃendere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (scendere) to go* down [ scala]2) (percorrere) to come* down [ fiume]; to run* [ rapide]2.discendere in linea diretta da — to be a direct descendant of, to be directly descended from
2) (derivare)ne discende che... — it follows that
3) (scendere)4) (digradare) to descend, to slope down* * *discendere/di∫'∫endere/ [10]1 (scendere) to go* down [ scala](aus. essere)1 (avere origine) discendere da to descend from; discendere in linea diretta da to be a direct descendant of, to be directly descended from2 (derivare) ne discende che... it follows that...3 (scendere) discendere dal treno to get off the train4 (digradare) to descend, to slope down. -
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Makarov: descend from -
7 произойти от
Religion: descend from -
8 afstammen van
v. descend from -
9 leszármazik vkitõl
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10 descender
v.1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics2 to descend.la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleyel río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley3 to be relegated.descender a segunda to be relegated to the second divisiondescender de categoría to be relegated4 to go down.5 to descend from.La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central regionDe esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that oneEl buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.6 to get off, to get out.descender de un avión to get off a planedescender de un coche to get out of a car7 to walk down.Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.9 to have less.Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.* * *1 to descend, go down, come down2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)4 (provenir) to come (de, from)1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower2 (bajar) to go down* * *verb1) to descend2) go down3) fall, drop•* * *1. VT1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frmdescendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us
2) (=llevar abajo)descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well
descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof
un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demotelo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency
el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts
2. VI1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, declineel índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably
2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descendel río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegatedha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization
4)• descender de (=provenir de) —
esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin
desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.----* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *descender [E8 ]viA1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drophacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that directionel avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descenddescendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western faceel sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the riverlos pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarkedB1(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgradedsu disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegateddescienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incasdesciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)■ descendervtA ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come downB ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade* * *
descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
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[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink
* * *♦ vi1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down2. [de una altura] to descend;descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleydescender de un coche to get out of a car;descender de un tren to get off a train4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;descender de categoría to be relegateddesciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes7. [en estimación] to go down;su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted♦ vtdescendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs2. [en el trabajo] to demote;lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work* * *I v/igo down, decrease, diminish2:* * *descender {56} vt1) : to descend, to go down2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let downdescender vi1) : to descend, to come down2) : to drop, to fall3)descender de : to be a descendant of* * *descender vb2. (bajar de coche) to get out3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off5. (proceder) to be descended6. (en una clasificación) to go down -
11 polveutua
yks.nom. polveutua; yks.gen. polveudun; yks.part. polveutui; yks.ill. polveutuisi; mon.gen. polveutukoon; mon.part. polveutunut; mon.ill. polveuduttiinbe derived from (verb)be descended from (verb)derive (verb)descend (verb)originate from (verb)derive origin descend from spring (noun)from (prep)* * *• descend from• be a descendant• trace one's family back to• spring• descend• derive• derive from• date from• come from• be descended• be descended from• be derived• be derived from• originate from -
12 происходить
1) General subject: accrue, arise, be, be involved, be the case, befall, belong, come, come about, derive, descend, descend up, emanate, enact, ensue, flow, happen, intervene (за какой-либо период времени), issue, lay, occur, originate, pass, proceed, rise, spring, stem, take place, arise from, be on, be under way, do (What's doing at the office?)2) Colloquial: transpire5) Rare: deduce6) Mathematics: be at work, be the result (of), result from7) Religion: descend from9) Economy: come from10) Architecture: originate (о происхождении)11) Psychology: go on12) Jargon: go13) Advertising: be in progress14) Business: derive from15) Psychoanalysis: supervene16) Makarov: be present, go down, take the place, come along, come around, come off, come round, come to pass, emanate from, ensue on, flow from -
13 consanguinidad
f.1 blood relationship.2 consanguinity, blood relationship, kinship.* * *1 consanguinity, blood relationship* * *SF blood relationship, consanguinity frm* * *femenino consanguinity (frml)parentesco por consanguinidad — kinship, blood relationship
* * *= blood relationship, consanguinity, blood relation.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Anyone suggesting that the only way not get promoted through the company is by blood relation, is completely inaccurate in this assumption.----* parentesco por consanguinidad = blood relationship, consanguinity.* * *femenino consanguinity (frml)parentesco por consanguinidad — kinship, blood relationship
* * *= blood relationship, consanguinity, blood relation.Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex: Anyone suggesting that the only way not get promoted through the company is by blood relation, is completely inaccurate in this assumption.* parentesco por consanguinidad = blood relationship, consanguinity.* * *consanguinity ( frml)parentesco por consanguinidad kinship, blood relationship* * *
consanguinidad sustantivo femenino kinship, blood relationship
* * *consanguinity;relación de consanguinidad blood relationship* * *f blood relationship -
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m.blood relationship, consanguinity.* * *(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.* * *(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
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15 parentesco por consanguinidad
(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.* * *(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
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16 tener una ascendencia
(v.) = descend from + ancestryEx. This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.* * *(v.) = descend from + ancestryEx: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
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17 Origo
1.ŏrīgo, ĭnis, f. [orior], earliest beginning, commencement, source, descent, lineage, birth, origin (class.; syn. ortus).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.originem rerum quaerere,
Cic. Univ. 3:origo tyranni,
id. Rep. 2, 29, 51:principii nulla est origo: nam e principio oriuntur omnia,
id. ib. 6, 25, 27:nullius autem rei causā remotā reperiri origo potest,
id. Univ. 2, 3:rerum genitalis,
Lucr. 5, 176:ab origine gentem (corripiunt morbi),
Verg. G. 3, 473:summi boni,
Cic. Fin 2, 10, 31:omnium virtutum,
id. ib. 4, 7, 17:fontium qui celat origines Nilus,
source, Hor. C. 4, 14, 45:auctore ab aliquo ducere originem,
to derive one's origin from, to descend from, id. ib. 3, 17, 5:mentis causa malae est origo penes te,
Juv. 14, 226:accipere,
to take its origin, originate, Quint. 5, 11, 19:ducere ex Hispaniā,
to be of Spanish derivation, id. 1, 5, 57: deducere ab aliquo, to derive one's origin from, descend from, Plin. [p. 1279] 6, 20, 23, §76: ab aliquo habere,
to draw one's origin from, descend from, id. 15, 14, 15, § 49:trahere,
id. 5, 24, 21, § 86:PATRONVS AB ORIGINE,
i. e. from his ancestors, Inscr. Fabr. p. 101, n. 232.—In partic.:II.Origines,
the title of a work by Cato upon the early history of the Italian cities, Nep. Cat. 3, 3:quod (M. Cato) in principio scripsit Originum suarum,
Cic. Planc. 27, 66; id. Sen. 11, 38.—Hence, in allusion to this title: quam ob rem, ut ille solebat, ita nunc mea repetet oratio populi origines;libenter enim etiam verbo utor Catonis,
Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 3.—Transf.A.A race, stock, family, Ov. M. 1, 186:B.ille tamen nostrā deducit origine nomen,
Verg. A. 10, 618:Vitelliorum originem alii aliam tradunt: partim veterem et nobilem, partim vero novam et obscuram, atque etiam sordidam,
Suet. Vit. 1.—Of animals, Verg. G. 3, 473. —Of persons, an ancestor, progenitor, founder:2.Aeneas, Romanae stirpis origo,
Verg. A. 12, 166:celebrant carminibus antiquis Tuisconem deum terrā editum, et filium Mannum, originem gentis conditoresque,
Tac. G. 2:hujus origo Ilus,
Ov. M. 11, 755:mundi melioris origo,
the creator, id. ib. 1, 79; cf. Stat. Th. 1, 680:eaeque (urbes) brevi multum auctae, pars originibus suis praesidio, aliae decori fuere,
their mother-cities, Sall. J. 19, 1; so Liv. 26, 13; 38, 39; also in sing., id. 37, 37; Inst. 23, 1.Ŏrīgo, ĭnis, f., a female proper name, Hor. S. 1, 2, 55. -
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1.ŏrīgo, ĭnis, f. [orior], earliest beginning, commencement, source, descent, lineage, birth, origin (class.; syn. ortus).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.originem rerum quaerere,
Cic. Univ. 3:origo tyranni,
id. Rep. 2, 29, 51:principii nulla est origo: nam e principio oriuntur omnia,
id. ib. 6, 25, 27:nullius autem rei causā remotā reperiri origo potest,
id. Univ. 2, 3:rerum genitalis,
Lucr. 5, 176:ab origine gentem (corripiunt morbi),
Verg. G. 3, 473:summi boni,
Cic. Fin 2, 10, 31:omnium virtutum,
id. ib. 4, 7, 17:fontium qui celat origines Nilus,
source, Hor. C. 4, 14, 45:auctore ab aliquo ducere originem,
to derive one's origin from, to descend from, id. ib. 3, 17, 5:mentis causa malae est origo penes te,
Juv. 14, 226:accipere,
to take its origin, originate, Quint. 5, 11, 19:ducere ex Hispaniā,
to be of Spanish derivation, id. 1, 5, 57: deducere ab aliquo, to derive one's origin from, descend from, Plin. [p. 1279] 6, 20, 23, §76: ab aliquo habere,
to draw one's origin from, descend from, id. 15, 14, 15, § 49:trahere,
id. 5, 24, 21, § 86:PATRONVS AB ORIGINE,
i. e. from his ancestors, Inscr. Fabr. p. 101, n. 232.—In partic.:II.Origines,
the title of a work by Cato upon the early history of the Italian cities, Nep. Cat. 3, 3:quod (M. Cato) in principio scripsit Originum suarum,
Cic. Planc. 27, 66; id. Sen. 11, 38.—Hence, in allusion to this title: quam ob rem, ut ille solebat, ita nunc mea repetet oratio populi origines;libenter enim etiam verbo utor Catonis,
Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 3.—Transf.A.A race, stock, family, Ov. M. 1, 186:B.ille tamen nostrā deducit origine nomen,
Verg. A. 10, 618:Vitelliorum originem alii aliam tradunt: partim veterem et nobilem, partim vero novam et obscuram, atque etiam sordidam,
Suet. Vit. 1.—Of animals, Verg. G. 3, 473. —Of persons, an ancestor, progenitor, founder:2.Aeneas, Romanae stirpis origo,
Verg. A. 12, 166:celebrant carminibus antiquis Tuisconem deum terrā editum, et filium Mannum, originem gentis conditoresque,
Tac. G. 2:hujus origo Ilus,
Ov. M. 11, 755:mundi melioris origo,
the creator, id. ib. 1, 79; cf. Stat. Th. 1, 680:eaeque (urbes) brevi multum auctae, pars originibus suis praesidio, aliae decori fuere,
their mother-cities, Sall. J. 19, 1; so Liv. 26, 13; 38, 39; also in sing., id. 37, 37; Inst. 23, 1.Ŏrīgo, ĭnis, f., a female proper name, Hor. S. 1, 2, 55. -
19 происходить
1. arise fromпроисходить; произойти — take rise
происходить; проистекать — arise from
2. give wayпроисходить; уступать; сдаваться; поддаваться; не выдержать; рухнуть; падать — give way
3. intervene4. proceed5. take riseслучаться; происходить; иметь место — take place
6. case7. comeпроисходить, случаться — come about
8. derive from9. involve10. issue11. stem12. come about13. derivedполучать в результате; выводить; извлекать; происходить — derive from
14. flow15. occur16. occurred17. occurring18. result19. take place; happen; arise; originate; descend20. accrue21. derive22. descend23. emanate24. happen25. originateСинонимический ряд:1. выходить (глаг.) выходить2. проистекать (глаг.) проистекать3. случаться (глаг.) приключаться; случаться4. совершаться (глаг.) вершиться; делаться; совершаться; твориться -
20 herabsteigen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-) descend, walk ( oder climb, come) down; vom Pferd, Fahrrad etc.: dismount* * *he|rạb|stei|genvi sep irreg aux seinto get down, to descend; (von Pferd) to dismount; (von Berg) to climb down, to descend* * *he·rab|stei·gen* * ** * *herabsteigen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-) descend, walk ( oder climb, come) down; vom Pferd, Fahrrad etc: dismount* * *
См. также в других словарях:
descend from — index develop, emanate, evolve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
descend from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend from : present tense I/you/we/they descend from he/she/it descends from present participle descending from past tense descended from past participle descended from 1) descend from someone/something… … English dictionary
In the law governing the transfer or distribution of property, a child, children, and all individuals who descend from a common ancestor or descendents of any degree. — In the law governing the transfer or distribution of property, a child, children, and all individuals who descend from a common ancestor or descendents of any degree. A concept that refers to the fact that a particular question of fact or law,… … Law dictionary
descend from — be the progeny or offspring of, be a descendant of … English contemporary dictionary
descend from — … Useful english dictionary
Descend — De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
descend — de|scend [dıˈsend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: descendre, from Latin scandere to climb ] 1.) [I and T] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one ≠ ↑ascend ▪ Our plane started to descend. ▪ I heard his footsteps descending… … Dictionary of contemporary English
descend — verb 1 (I, T) formal to move from a higher level to a lower one: The plane started to descend. (+ from): He descended slowly from the railway carriage. | descend sth: Mrs Danvers descended the stairs. opposite ascend 2 (I) literary if darkness,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
descend — de|scend [ dı send ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to go down a mountain or slope, or to go downstairs: I descended into the valley. He slowly descended the stairs. a ) intransitive to come nearer to the ground: The airplane was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
descend — v. 1) (d; intr.) to descend from ( to come down from ) (do you know from whom you are descended?) 2) (d; intr.) ( to swoop down ) to descend on, upon (the guerrillas descended on the village) 3) (d; intr.) ( to stoop ) to descend to (to descend… … Combinatory dictionary
descend — descendingly, adv. /di send /, v.i. 1. to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop. 2. to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series. 3. to go from generals to particulars, as in a… … Universalium