How to Pronounce "descendants"
word
dɪˈsɛndənts/, /dɪˈsɛnɪnts
di-SEN-dunts
dɪsˈɛndənts
dis-EN-dunts
Definition
People who are related to you and come from you, such as your children, grandchildren, and so on, in future generations.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪˈsɛndənts/, /dɪˈsɛnɪnts
British English
dɪsˈɛndənts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
di-SEN-dunts
UK
dis-EN-dunts
Listen in Context
My grandchildren are my descendants.
She hopes her descendants will remember her story.
The king's descendants still live in this country.
Some people research their family tree to find their descendants and ancestors.