descend

/dɪˈsɛnd/

Syllables de·scend

Stress de-SCEND

Phonics Breakdown

de

/dɪ/

short i

sc

/s/

soft c

end

/ɛnd/

short e

Meaning

to move or go down; to come from an ancestor

Sound Reference

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de=/dɪ/(dismiss) + sc=/s/(science) + end=/ɛnd/(end)

Example

The plane began to descend slowly.