descend from
phrasal verb
descended from; descending from; descends from
: to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source
Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.
The plants descend from a common ancestor.
They claim to be descended from a noble British family.
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Your mother and father, in turn, are descended from their genetic parents — your grandparents — who were in turn descended from your great-grandparents, and so on.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
In the nineteen-nineties, Low-Sabado discovered that she was descended from the residents of the fishing village.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Kidman, as well as original co-star Sandra Bullock, will both reprise their roles as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who descend from a storied lineage of witches.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
In just a fairly short stretch of the channel, five glaciers descend from the Cordillera Darwin range to the sea, casting off icebergs into the turquoise water.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
In the nineteen-nineties, Low-Sabado discovered that she was descended from the residents of the fishing village.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Kidman, as well as original co-star Sandra Bullock, will both reprise their roles as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who descend from a storied lineage of witches.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
In just a fairly short stretch of the channel, five glaciers descend from the Cordillera Darwin range to the sea, casting off icebergs into the turquoise water.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for descend from
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“Descend from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20from. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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