descent
An instance of descendingAn instance of descending; act of coming down.
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» The descent to hell is easy.
Спуск в ад лёгок. — odexed
Спуститися в пекло легко. — shanghainese
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Examples
76 sentencesThe descent to hell is easy.
Спуститися в пекло легко. — shanghainese
ruСпуск в ад лёгок. — odexed
We're going to begin the descent for Honolulu.
deWir beginnen mit dem Sinkflug auf Honolulu. — Tamy
Tom is of a noble descent.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of descending; act of coming down.
We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
Abstieg, Runterweg
спускspusk, схождениеsxoždenije
спускspusk, спусканняspuskannja, сходженняsxodžennja
(countable, uncountable)Lineage or hereditary derivation.
Our guide was of Welsh descent.
Herkunft, Abstammung
происхожде́ниеproisxoždénije
походженняpoxodžennja
the hereditary derivation of an individual
(countable, uncountable)A way down.
We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
Abstieg, Weg nach unten
спускspusk
More meanings 4
(countable, uncountable)A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.
Abstieg, Verschlechterung
пониже́ниеponižénije
(countable, uncountable)A sloping passage or incline.
The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
Abstieg
(countable, uncountable)A falling upon or invasion.
(countable, uncountable)A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
Origin
From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”);From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”); see descend. Compare ascent, ascend. Doublet of desant.
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Forms
plural: descentsSynonyms
20 synonyms- properties attributable to your ancestry:originextraction
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors:line of descentlineagefiliation
- a downward slope or bend:declivityfalldeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope
- the hereditary derivation of an individual:lineagelineline of descentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestry
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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