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.

Examples of descend from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Directed by Frank Capra, the movie tells the story of an angel that descends from heaven to help a businessman appreciate the meaning of his existence. —Jack Guy, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025

The study’s target was skeletal muscle progenitor cells, which descend from stem cells and eventually develop into specialized muscle cells that can repair tissue from damage or normal wear and tear. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025

There’s not some angel that’s going to descend from on high to fix everything that’s broken. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025

On his dad’s side, he was descended from Kentucky tobacco farmers and ministers. —Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for descend from

• nodosum
• overcome
• pyrethrum
• saccharum
• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom