Descends

How many syllables in Descends?

descends has 2 syllables

Split Descends into syllables?

de-scends

Definition of Descends

to go or come down

How should Descends divide into syllables

There are 2 syllables in the word 'descends'. The first syllable 'de' has the vowel 'e' and the second syllable 'scends' has the vowels 'e' and 'a'. The consonants in this word are 'd', 's', 'c', and 'nds'.

Part of Speech - Descends

Verb

Sentences with Descends

  • The bird descends from the tree to the ground.
  • The airplane descends before landing.
  • The elevator descends to the first floor.
  • The balloon slowly descends to the earth.
  • The sun descends behind the mountains.
  • The snow descends from the sky.
  • The price of the stock descends quickly.
  • The temperature descends as winter approaches.
  • The water descends over the waterfall.
  • The people descend the stairs to the basement.

Quotes with Descends

  • The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night; He shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. -Psalm 121:6-8
  • I have descended from a long line that has always had a love for music. -Kenny Rogers
  • The road to success is always under construction.

Number of characters in Descends

8 ( d, e, s, c, e, n, d, s )

Unique letters in Descends

5 ( d, e, s, c, n )

Descends Backwards

sdnecsed

Phonetic Transcription of Descends

IPA (International): dɪˈsendz

ARA (American): dɪˈsɛndz

EPA (English): dɪˈsendz

DIH-SEH-NDZ