descend
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The meaning (definition) of the word descend
to go down from a high place to a low place
The word descend used in a sentence
“We descend the steep hill slowly.”
Words that mean the same as descend (synonyms)
lower
Words that mean the opposite of descend (antonyms)
ascendclimb
How the word descend is said around the world
| French | descendre (day-SAHNDR) |
| Spanish | bajar (bah-HAHR) |
| Mandarin | 下去 (shyah chyoo) |
| Hindi | नीचे उतरना (NEE-chay u-TAR-nah) |
| Arabic | يَنْزِل (YAN-zil) |
| Russian | спускаться (spoo-SKAT-sah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | descer (duh-SER) |
| Portuguese (BR) | descer (deh-SER) |
| Japanese | おりる (oh-REE-ru) |
| German | hinabsteigen (hin-AP-shtye-gen) |
| Urdu | نیچے اترنا (NEE-chay u-TAR-na) |
| Punjabi | ਹੇਠਾਂ ਉਤਰਨਾ (HAY-thaan oo-TUR-nah) |
| Korean | 내려가다 (nay-ryuh-GAH-dah) |
| Hebrew | לרדת (lah-REH-det) |
| Greek | κατεβαίνω (kah-teh-VEH-noh) |
| Dutch | afdalen (AHF-dah-lun) |
| Tagalog | bumaba (boo-mah-BAH) |
| Vietnamese | đi xuống (dee SWUHNG) |
| Turkish | inmek (een-MEK) |
| Persian | پایین آمدن (pah-YEEN ah-ma-DAN) |
| Polish | schodzić (SKHOH-jeech) |
| Ukrainian | спускатися (spoos-KAH-tee-syah) |
| Bengali | নেমে আসা (NAY-may AH-shah) |
| Swedish | gå ner (goh NAIR) |
| Italian | scendere (SHEN-deh-reh) |
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