"descend" meaning in English

See descend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈsɛnd/ Audio: en-us-descend.ogg [US] Forms: descend [canonical], descends [third-person, singular], descended [past], descended [past, participle], descending [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you descend, you go down.
    Sense id: simple-descend-en-verb-9lC8tffS
  2. If you are descended from someone, you are their younger relative.
    Sense id: simple-descend-en-verb-QnGBJ7r5
     
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