scend also send (sĕnd) Nautical intr.v. scend·ed ,
scend·ing ,
scends also
send·ed or
send·ing or
sends To heave upward on a wave or swell.
n. The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.
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scend (sɛnd ) nautical or send vb ,
scends ,
scending ,
scended ,
sends ,
sending or sent (Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea
n 1. (Nautical Terms) the upward heaving of a vessel pitching
2. (Nautical Terms) the forward lift given a vessel by the sea
[C17: perhaps from descend or ascend]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
scend or send (sɛnd) v.i. 1. (of a vessel) to heave in a swell.
n. 2. the heaving motion of a vessel.
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scend - As a noun, it is the surge of a wave or the sea; as a verb, it means to pitch or surge up in a heavy sea.See also related terms for
wave .
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scend Past participle: scendedGerund: scendingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I scend you scend he/she/it scends we scend you scend they scend
Preterite I scended you scended he/she/it scended we scended you scended they scended
Present Continuous I am scending you are scending he/she/it is scending we are scending you are scending they are scending
Present Perfect I have scended you have scended he/she/it has scended we have scended you have scended they have scended
Past Continuous I was scending you were scending he/she/it was scending we were scending you were scending they were scending
Past Perfect I had scended you had scended he/she/it had scended we had scended you had scended they had scended
Future I will scend you will scend he/she/it will scend we will scend you will scend they will scend
Future Perfect I will have scended you will have scended he/she/it will have scended we will have scended you will have scended they will have scended
Future Continuous I will be scending you will be scending he/she/it will be scending we will be scending you will be scending they will be scending
Present Perfect Continuous I have been scending you have been scending he/she/it has been scending we have been scending you have been scending they have been scending
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been scending you will have been scending he/she/it will have been scending we will have been scending you will have been scending they will have been scending
Past Perfect Continuous I had been scending you had been scending he/she/it had been scending we had been scending you had been scending they had been scending
Conditional I would scend you would scend he/she/it would scend we would scend you would scend they would scend
Past Conditional I would have scended you would have scended he/she/it would have scended we would have scended you would have scended they would have scended
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. scend - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
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