descended

Meanings

• meaning 1: To come down or move from a higher position to a lower one.

  - "The rain descended upon the earth."
  - "The fruit fell from the tree and descended to the ground."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɪˈsɛndɪd/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

ascend , go up

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Synonyms

go down

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with descended
ended , spended , extended

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Variants

List of all variants of descended that leads to same result
descend , descended , descendible , descending , descends , be descended from , descend from , descended from , descending from , descends from , descend to , descended to , descending to , descends to

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Forms

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The past tense and past participle forms of the verb 'descend' are 'descended'.

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Etymology

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The word 'descended' comes from the Old French word 'desciendre', which means 'to come down from'.

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Related Concepts

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1. ascend: The opposite of 'descend'. To move from a lower position to a higher one.

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Culture

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In various cultures, the concept of 'descended' has been used in various ways. For instance, in some African cultures, the term 'descended' is used to refer to the ancestral spirits that are believed to watch over the living. In Hinduism, the term 'descended' is used to refer to the various avatars or incarnations of the divine being Vishnu, who are believed to have descended to the earth in various forms to help humanity in times of need.

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