descends

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  2. verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
  3. verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

Synonyms

descend, fall, go down, come down

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