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di'send1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) gå/stige ned, dale, synke2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) gå/skrå nedover, stige ned, falle3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) kaste seg over, overfalle, hjemsøke•- descent
- be descended fromverb \/dɪˈsend\/1) gå ned, komme ned, fare ned, strømme ned2) stige ned(over), bevege seg ned(over)3) synke, dale, falle, senke seg4) skråne (nedover), helle (nedover)5) gå i arvbe descended from (ned)stamme fra gå i arvdescend from ( høytidelig) gå av, stige avdescend to gå inn på, innlate seg pånedlate seg til, nedverdige seg tildescend (up)on senke seg over overraske, overrumple angripe plutselig, overfalle brått (uventet) stikke innom hos, komme anstigende hos, ramle inn hos komme over, hjemsøke, ramme
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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
descend from — be the progeny or offspring of, be a descendant of … English contemporary dictionary
descend from — … Useful 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 — 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