descend

verb

/dɪˈsend/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they descend	/dɪˈsend/ /dɪˈsend/
he / she / it descends	/dɪˈsendz/ /dɪˈsendz/
past simple descended	/dɪˈsendɪd/ /dɪˈsendɪd/
past participle descended	/dɪˈsendɪd/ /dɪˈsendɪd/
-ing form descending	/dɪˈsendɪŋ/ /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] (formal) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level下来；下去；下降
- The plane began to descend.飞机开始降落。
- The results, ranked in descending order (= from the highest to the lowest) are as follows…结果按递减顺序排列如下…
- descend something She descended the stairs slowly.她缓慢地走下楼梯。
opposite ascend
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quickly
- rapidly
- slowly
- …
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[intransitive] (formal) (of a hill, etc.山等) to slope downwards下斜；下倾
- At this point the path descends steeply.小路从这里陡然而下。
opposite ascend
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- steeply
- gently
- gradually
- …
preposition
- into
- to
phrases
- descend into chaos
- descend into farce
- descend into madness
- …
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[intransitive] (literary) (of night, darkness, a mood, etc.夜晚、黑暗、情绪等) to arrive and begin to affect somebody/something降临；来临 synonym fall
- Night descends quickly in the tropics.热带地区天黑得快。
- descend on/upon somebody/something Calm descended on the crowd.人群平静下来。

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