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descend
[dih-send]
verb (used without object)
to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down.
to descend from the mountaintop.
to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series.
to go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion.
to slope, tend, or lead downward.
The path descends to the pond.
to be inherited or transmitted, as through succeeding generations of a family.
The title descends through eldest sons.
to have a specific person or family among one's ancestors (usually followed byfrom ).
He is descended from Cromwell.
to be derived from something remote in time, especially through continuous transmission.
This festival descends from a druidic rite.
to approach or pounce upon, especially in a greedy or hasty manner (followed by on orupon ).
Thrill-seekers descended upon the scene of the crime.
to settle, as a cloud or vapor.
to appear or become manifest, as a supernatural being, state of mind, etc..
Jupiter descended to humankind.
to attack, especially with violence and suddenness (usually followed by on orupon ).
to descend upon enemy soldiers.
to sink or come down from a certain intellectual, moral, or social standard.
He would never descend to baseness.
Astronomy., to move toward the horizon, as the sun or a star.
verb (used with object)
to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.).
to extend or lead down along.
The path descends the hill.
descend
/ dɪˈsɛnd /
verb
(also tr) to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc)
(of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down; slope; incline
to move to a lower level, pitch, etc; fall
(often foll by from) to be connected by a blood relationship (to a dead or extinct individual, race, species, etc)
to be passed on by parents or ancestors; be inherited
to sink or come down in morals or behaviour; lower oneself
to arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming way
their relatives descended upon them last week
(of the sun, moon, etc) to move towards the horizon
Other Word Forms
- descendingly adverb
- predescend verb
- redescend verb
- undescending adjective
- descendable adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of descend1
Example Sentences
He climbed into his sleeping bag without dinner, because he knew it was more important to warm up before the cold of night descended than it was to eat.
As one carriage travels downhill, its weight lifts the other, allowing them to ascend and descend simultaneously, reducing the energy needed to transport them.
Camera crews descended on the famous cul-de-sac on Wednesday as part of a one-off special episode to mark Hollyoaks' 30th anniversary.
They are attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable meaning that as one travels downhill, its weight lifts the other, allowing them to ascend and descend simultaneously.
Watkins descended the slope with a rope and harness to find the man, who had cut his nose — and forgot to zip his pants back up — but was otherwise fine.
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