Descend Definition & Meaning
descend
- verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
"Descend" in song lyrics
See how descend is used in real songs:
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"Let the back burner boiling point descend"
Aesop Rock — Boombox -
"My thoughts begin, and the lyrics descend"
Dr. Dre & Ed Lover f/ Lords of the Underground — East Coast Sound -
"What women and men don't descend"
G&E Music (The Grouch and Eligh) — Do What You Can
Words that rhyme with descend
Usage tips for "descend"
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- What does descend mean?
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" do something that one considers to be below one's dignity come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
- What part of speech is descend?
- Descend is a verb.
- How many definitions does descend have?
- Descend has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).