ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDdescend
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descend
Meaning: to move downward
descend in a sentence
How descend is used in real sentences:
The hikers descended the hill before the rain arrived.
The elevator descended from the tenth floor to the lobby.
“Beyond the ridge, they had to descend into a narrow valley.”
— from the passage Beyond the Ridge
Synonyms for descend
Other words for descend — go down, drop and sink — carry the same meaning.
- go down
- drop
- sink
Antonyms of descend
Words that mean the opposite of descend:
- ascend
- rise
Where it comes from
From Latin descendere 'to climb down'
Memory hook
The D in descend stands for down.