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Meanings of descend in English

Portuguese
descender
Catalan
descendir
Spanish
caer

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.

Related terms
descender
Catalan
provenir
Spanish
descender

To come from; to be connected by a relationship of blood.

provenir

Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.

Usage of descend in English
1
The Roman opened the trap-door in the ground in order to descend.
Historical Miniatures
2
The papyrus boat lies at the ferry; thou shalt descend in it.
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
3
In the vast shadow of night, the coolness and the dews descend.
Hyperion
4
Several of the remaining men began to descend towards their new attacker.
Perdido Street Station
5
And yet the greatest threat to humanity is just about to descend.
Grand junction
6
But people do descend the property ladder, clearly: sometimes via many rungs.
The Irish Times
7
First, you never know which way the pilot will choose to descend.
Reuters
8
And then it is going to descend into a messy crisis again.
The Irish Times
9
These are the foundations, and ascend and descend in the usual sequences.
Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience / New ...
10
He could certainly climb no higher and was unable to descend alone.
No way down: life and death on k2
11
Now follow me.★★ She begins to descend the tunnel, hand over hand.
The Jennifer Morgue
12
The deprivations of the fathers need not always descend unto the children.
Flower of the Dusk
13
As I moved to descend another step, the stairway faded from view.
The Great Book of Amber
14
Vultures descend upon the carcass Opposition parties were on hand with reaction.
The South African
15
We began to descend, listening for any sign the building was occupied.
Nemesis
16
By nightfall we had managed to descend to the main Muzart Glacier.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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Descend through the time
Descend across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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