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   descend

   /dɪˈsɛnd/

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   • 1. move or fall downwards: "the aircraft began to descend" Similar go downcome downdropfallsinksubsidediveplummetplungenosedivepitchtumbleslumpOpposite ascendclimb
   • ▪ (of a mammal's testes) pass from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
   • 2. (of a road, path, or flight of steps) slope or lead downwards: "a side road descended into the forest" Similar slopedipslantdeclinego downsinkfall away
   • ▪ move down (a slope or stairs): "the vehicle descended a ramp" Similar climb downgo downcome downmove downpass downwalk downshin downOpposite ascendclimb
   • ▪ move down a scale of quality: "three hotels were granted the prestigious five-star status, whilst others descended in quality or maintained their ranking"
   • ▪ (of sound) become lower in pitch: "the chords descended in spectacular style from the upper register to the lower"
   • ▪ act in a shameful way that is far below one's usual standards: "he was scrupulous in refusing to descend to misrepresentation" Similar condescendstooplower oneselfabase oneselfhumble oneselfdemean oneselfdebase oneselfdeignresortbe reducedgo as far asinformal:come down from one's high horse
   • ▪ (of a situation or group of people) reach (an undesirable state): "the army had descended into chaos" Similar degeneratedeterioratedeclinesinkslidefalldropgo downhilldecayworsenget/grow worsetake a turn for the worsego to rack and ruininformal:go to potgo to the dogsgo to seedhit the skidsgo down the tubesgo down the toiletOpposite improve
   • 3. make a sudden attack on: "the militia descended on Rye"
   • ▪ make an unexpected visit to: "groups of visiting supporters descended on a local pub" Similar come in forcearrive in hordesattackassailassaultstorminvadepounce onraidswoop oncharge
   • ▪ (of a feeling) develop suddenly and affect a place or person: "with her death, a cloud of gloom descended upon Bollywood"
   • ▪ (of night or darkness) begin to occur: "as the winter darkness descended, the fighting ceased"
   • 4. be a blood relative of (a specified ancestor): "John Dalrymple was descended from an ancient Ayrshire family" Similar be a descendant oforiginate fromissue fromspring fromhave as an ancestorderive from
   • ▪ (of an asset) pass by inheritance, typically from parent to child: "his lands descended to his eldest son" Similar be handed downbe passed downpass by hereditybe transferred by inheritancebe inherited byOpposite bequeath to

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.

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   What does it mean to descend from a higher to a lower place?

   • 1. to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop. 2. to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series. 3. to go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion. 4. to slope, tend, or lead downward: The path descends to the pond.

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   What does descend mean?

   • Add descend to one of your lists below, or create a new one. DESCEND definition: 1. to go or come down: 2. If darkness or night descends, it becomes dark and day changes to night…. Learn more.

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   What is descending verb?

   • Definition of descend verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level The plane began to descend. The results, ranked in descending order (= from the highest to the lowest) are as follows… descend something She descended the stairs slowly.

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   What does descend mean in astrology?

   • Jupiter descended to humankind. to descend upon enemy soldiers. He would never descend to baseness. Astronomy. to move toward the horizon, as the sun or a star. to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.). The path descends the hill.

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     DESCEND meaning: 1. to go or come down: 2. If darkness or...

   • Znaczenie Descend, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     descend definicja: 1. to go or come down: 2. If darkness or...

   • Descend: Danish Translation

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   • Descend in Spanish

     DESCEND translate: descender (por), descender, bajar. Learn...

   • Descend: Korean Translation

     DESCEND translate: 내려가다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Descend: Portuguese Translation

     DESCEND translate: descer, baixar, descer. Learn more in the...

   • Descend: Indonesian Translation

     descend translate: menuruni, melandai, menyerang. Learn more...

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   In its simplest sense, descend means to go or move downward, but there are a couple of subtle variations on this theme. Yes, a bird can descend from the sky, but also, humans are descended from prehistoric ancestors.

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   descend in British English. (dɪˈsɛnd ) verb (mainly intr) 1. (also tr) to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc) 2. (of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down; slope; incline. 3. to move to a lower level, pitch, etc; fall.

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