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descend

/dɪˈsɛnd/

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verb

-scends; -scended; -scending

formal

to go down :to go or move from a higher to a lower place or level [no obj]

Wait for the elevator to descend.

The workers descended into the hole.

The submarine was descending.

They descended from [=got down from] the platform.

A herd of goats descended into the valley.

The airplane will descend to a lower altitude soon. [+ obj]

Descending the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing/ascending it.

The children descended the staircase silently.

descend a ladder - opposite ascend

[no obj] :to slope or lead downward

The path descends to the river.

The stairs descended into the tunnel. - opposite ascend

[no obj] :to go or change to a worse state or condition - + into

After his wife died, he descended [=sank] into a deep depression.

The classroom descended into chaos after the teacher left.

[no obj] :to appear or happen like something that comes down from the sky

As night descended, the campers built a fire.

usually + on or upon

The invaders descended on the village without warning. [=the invaders attacked without warning]

In autumn/fall, thousands of students descend on/upon [=visit] our town.

Silence descended upon the crowd. [=the crowd became silent]

descend from

[phrasal verb]

descend from (something or someone) :to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source

Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.

The plants descend from a common ancestor.

The tradition descends from [=comes from] an ancient custom.

They claim to be descended from a noble British family.

descend to

[phrasal verb]

descend to (someone) formal :to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died

The estate descended to her from her grandparents. [=she inherited the estate from her grandparents]

descend to (something) :to lower yourself by doing (something)

She was desperate for money, but she would not descend to [=(more commonly) stoop to] asking her friends for help. - see also descend to someone's level at 1level

in descending order

If people or things are in descending order, they are arranged in a series that begins with the greatest or largest and ends with the least or smallest.

The states are listed in descending order of population size.

The sale items are arranged in descending order according to price.

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