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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/dɪˈsɛnd/}}
* {{audio|en-us-descend.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{hyph|de|scend|caption=Hyphenation (US)}}; {{hyph|des|cend|caption=(UK)}}

== Verb ==
{{verb}}
# {{ti verb}} If you '''descend''', you go [[down]].
#: ''He '''descended''' the staircase to the basement''.
# {{usually passive}} If you are '''descended''' from someone, you are their younger [[relative]].
#: ''William II is '''descended''' from William I''.

=== Synonyms ===
* [[fall]]
* [[sink]]
* [[decline]]
* [[hit]]
* [[appear]]
* [[affect]]
* [[arrive]]

=== Related words ===
* [[descendant]]
* [[descent]]