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descending

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/dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ · de-scend-ing

to move downward or to come down from a higher place.

Meanings

verbformal

to move downward or to come down from a higher place.

نیچے کی طرف جانا یا کسی اونچی جگہ سے نیچے آنا۔

نیچے آنا

neeche aana

Synonyms

falldropdeclineگرتاپیشرفت میں کمیپچھڑتا

Antonyms

ascendingclimbingrisingاوپر جاناچڑھنااٹھنا

Common Collocations

  • descending order
  • descending scale
  • descending path

Example Sentences

The helicopter is descending towards the landing pad.

ہیلی کاپٹر لینڈنگ پیڈ کی طرف نیچے آ رہا ہے۔

Heli kaaptar landing pad ki taraf neeche aa raha hai.

The temperature is descending as the sun sets.

سورج غروب ہونے کے ساتھ درجہ حرارت نیچے آ رہا ہے۔

Sooraj ghuroob hone ke sath darja hararat neeche aa raha hai.

The hikers were descending the steep trail.

ہائیکرز دھانی راستے سے نیچے آ رہے تھے۔

Hikers dhani raste se neeche aa rahe the.

Easily Confused With

ascend:To ascend means to move upward, while to descend means to move downward.

Word Family

descent
nounاُترائی
descendable
adjectiveنیچے آنے کے لائق

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a descending staircase where each step goes down.

Visualize an elevator moving down to the ground floor.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

راستے پر چلتے چلتے کیا خبر تھی کہ نیچے آؤں گے کبھی ہم یوں بھی۔

Raste par chalte chalte kya khabar thi ke neeche aaon ge kabhi hum yun bhi.

While walking on the path, who knew we would descend like this sometimes.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نیچے کو نہیں دیکھو، اوپر کی طرف دیکھو۔

Neeche ko nahi dekho, upar ki taraf dekho.

Do not look down, look upwards.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "descendere" — to climb down

First known use: 14th century

The word evolved from the Latin 'descendere', combining 'de-' (down) and 'scendere' (to climb). It has been used in English since the late Middle Ages.