scendere — meaning in English

English meaning

• descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
• fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.

Senses

scendere is used for these senses in English:

• descend (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
• fall To come down, to drop or descend.
• get off (transitive) To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
• get off (transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).
• go down To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

descend — full definition

1. verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
2. verb To be traced back to, or come from, an earlier generation or source.
3. verb To become worse or fall into a lower, more negative state.

fall — full definition

1. verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
2. verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
3. verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
4. verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
5. noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.

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