DICTOMETER

DESCEND

(descend, bajar, descender, proceder, stamme fra, stige ned)

1. Synonyms:
   • Descend
   • Fall
   • Go down
   • Come down
   Definitions:
   • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   Examples:
   • The temperature is going down
   • The barometer is falling
   • The curtain fell on the diva
   • Her hand went up and then fell again
   Antonyms:
   ascend, go up
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Derive
   • Come
   • Descend
   Definitions:
   • come from
   • be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
   Examples:
   • She was descended from an old Italian noble family
   • He comes from humble origins
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Condescend
   • Deign
   • Descend
   Definitions:
   • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   • Descend
   • Settle
   Definitions:
   • come as if by falling
   Examples:
   • Night fell
   • Silence fell