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English to English verb
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |  | Example: The temperature is going down
The barometer is falling
The curtain fell on the diva
Her hand went up and then fell again
source: wordnet30
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come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | | Example: She was descended from an old Italian noble family
he comes from humble origins
source: wordnet30
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do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | | source: wordnet30
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come as if by falling | | Example: Night fell
Silence fell
source: wordnet30
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To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite of ascend. | | source: webster1913
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To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder. | | source: webster1913
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