descent

noun/dɪˈsent/CEFR C1

বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা; অবতরণ, নিচে নামা

Meaning

A person's family origin, or the act of going down.

Example sentences

  • She is of Bengali descent.তিনি বাঙালি বংশোদ্ভূত।
  • The plane began its descent.বিমানটি নিচে নামতে শুরু করল।

A common mistake

He is a man of Bengali decent.→He is a man of Bengali descent.

Three words sound alike: decent is respectable, descent is ancestry, dissent is disagreement.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: lineage, ancestry

Antonyms: ascent

Similar words, and what each means

  • lineage

    বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা

    The set of ancestors that a person or family is descended from.

  • ancestry

    বংশপরিচয়, পূর্বপুরুষের ধারা

    The people from whom a person is descended; their family origins.

Other English words for “বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা; অবতরণ, নিচে নামা”

  • lineage

    The set of ancestors that a person or family is descended from.

  • touchdown

    The moment when an aircraft's wheels first touch the ground on landing.

  • descent

    The act of an aircraft coming down towards the ground.

  • descend

    To go down from a higher place.

Opposite words

  • ascent

    উপরে ওঠা, আরোহণ

    The act of an aircraft rising into the sky.

  • ascent

    উপরে ওঠা, আরোহণ

    The act of an aircraft rising into the sky.

“descent” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “descent” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা; অবতরণ, নিচে নামা
    • • বাকলাভা, বাদাম ও মধুর স্তরযুক্ত মিষ্টি
    • • অক্ষাংশ
    • • বায়ুপ্রবাহের ঝাঁকুনি, অশান্ত বায়ু
    Show the answer

    বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা; অবতরণ, নিচে নামা — descent (noun) — বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা; অবতরণ, নিচে নামা. A person's family origin, or the act of going down.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “descent”?

    • • pawnshop
    • • lineage
    • • fortune-teller
    • • volunteer
    Show the answer

    lineage — lineage — বংশ, বংশপরম্পরা. The set of ancestors that a person or family is descended from.

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