Meaning

1 senses

  1. To heave upward.

    rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

Origin

A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.

A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.

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Forms

scends, scending, scended, scended
Base formscend · to scend
3rd person singularscends
Present participlescending
Past simplescended
Past participlescended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyscend
he, she, itscends

Past simpleLesson

all personsscended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave scended
he, she, ithas scended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill scend

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave:surge

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scavengescavengerC2scenarioC1sceneA2sceneryA2

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