descendant
/dɪˈsendənt/noun
उच्चारण डिसेन्डन्ट
वंशज, संतति
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[C] ~ (of sb/sth)
a person's child, grandchild, great-grandchild and so on
वंशज, संतति
- He claims to be a descendant of Rana Pratap.
- Her descendants still live in the old haveli.
- She is a direct descendant of a famous freedom fighter.
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- The king's descendants still live in the palace.
- All his descendants gathered for the family reunion.
Synonyms offspring successor heir
Opposite ancestor forebear forefather
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[C] ~ (of sth)
something that has developed from something similar in the past
(किसी पुरानी चीज़ से) विकसित रूप
- Hindi is a descendant of Sanskrit.
- The Hindi script is a descendant of the ancient Brahmi script.
- Many modern languages are descendants of Latin.
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- The Bengal tiger is a distant descendant of a prehistoric cat.
- The laptop is the descendant of the early desk computers.
Synonyms derivative offshoot
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a descendant of sb
Use of for the ancestor: a descendant of Shivaji. The noun is spelled with -ant, unlike the verb descend.
पूर्वज के लिए 'of' आता है: a descendant of Shivaji। संज्ञा की वर्तनी '-ant' से बनती है।
- She is a descendant of a freedom fighter.
- He claims to be a direct descendant of the king.
descendant (of things): later form
A descendant can also be something that developed from an earlier form, like a language or a machine.
'Descendant' किसी पहले रूप से विकसित हुई वस्तु, जैसे भाषा या मशीन, के लिए भी आ सकता है।
- Hindi is a descendant of Sanskrit through Prakrit.
descendants (plural, collective)
Descendants as a plural noun means all later generations; it needs a plural verb.
बहुवचन 'descendants' का अर्थ आगे की सभी पीढ़ियाँ है; इसके साथ बहुवचन verb आती है।
- His descendants still live in the old haveli.
descendant vs ancestor
A descendant comes after in the family line; an ancestor comes before.
'Descendant' वंश-क्रम में बाद में आता है; 'ancestor' पहले आता है।
- Our ancestors built the fort; their descendants guard it.
descendant vs descent
Descent is the noun for family origin or a downward movement; descendant is a person.
'Descent' पारिवारिक मूल या नीचे की ओर गति की संज्ञा है; 'descendant' व्यक्ति है।
- She is of Mughal descent.
- He is a descendant of the Mughals.
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adjective + descendant
directdistantlivingmaleroyal
- He is a direct descendant of Rana Pratap.
verb + descendant
traceclaim to beleavefindmeet
- She traced her descendants back five generations.
descendant + of
of a kingof farmersof Sanskritof the family
- The tribe is a descendant of the ancient settlers.
pair words
ancestors and descendantschildren and descendantsheirs and descendants
- The land passed to his heirs and descendants.
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- The old man was a descendant of a famous poet.
बुज़ुर्ग व्यक्ति एक प्रसिद्ध कवि के वंशज थे।
- Radhika's descendants may one day read her diary.
राधिका की आगे की पीढ़ियाँ किसी दिन उसकी डायरी पढ़ सकती हैं।
- The modern bicycle is a descendant of the hobby horse.
आधुनिक साइकिल हॉबी हॉर्स की उत्तराधिकारी है।
- The descendants of the founder still run the school.
संस्थापक के वंशज आज भी विद्यालय चलाते हैं।
- He has no living descendants.
उसका कोई जीवित वंशज नहीं है।
- The festival has been held by the descendants of the founder for two centuries.
यह उत्सव संस्थापक के वंशज दो शताब्दियों से मनाते आ रहे हैं।
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✗ He is a descendent of a king.
✓ He is a descendant of a king.
The noun is spelled -ant.
संज्ञा की वर्तनी '-ant' है।
✗ She is the descendant from Tipu Sultan.
✓ She is a descendant of Tipu Sultan.
The preposition is of and the article should be a.
Preposition 'of' आता है और article 'a' होना चाहिए।
✗ Our descendants built this temple five hundred years ago.
✓ Our ancestors built this temple five hundred years ago.
The people who lived before us are ancestors; descendants come after.
हमसे पहले जीने वाले लोग 'ancestors' हैं; 'descendants' बाद में आते हैं।
AaSpelling
de·scen·dant
With -ant for the noun (not 'descendent', which is a rare adjective).
noun के लिए -ant ('descendent' एक दुर्लभ adjective है)।
§Grammar and usage
A descendant of.
'a descendant of' आता है।