descend

verb

de·scend di-ˈsend How to pronounce descend (audio)

dē-

descended; descending; descends

intransitive verb

: to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one

descended from the platform

: to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive

descends from the general to the specific

: to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive

descends from an old merchant family

: to pass by inheritance

a desk that has descended in the family

: to pass by transmission

songs descended from old ballads

: to incline, lead, or extend downward

the road descends to the river

physiology : to conduct nerve impulses away from the brain

… lesions that interrupt the descending pathways from the cortex or brain stem produce weakness in voluntary movements …—

Claude Ghez and John Krakauer

: to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack)

a hawk descending upon its prey

: to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above

reporters descended on the candidate

: to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent

Their scores were listed in descending order.

: to lower oneself in status or dignity : stoop

: to worsen and sink in condition or estimation

He descended into a deep depression.

descended to poverty

descend into chaos

: to pass from higher to lower musical notes

The harmony descends chromatically.

transitive verb

: to pass, move, or climb down or down along

descending the staircase

: to extend down along

a narrow scar descended her arm

descendible

di-ˈsen-də-bəl How to pronounce descend (audio)

dē-

adjective

Example Sentences

Wait for the elevator to descend. The workers descended into the hole. A herd of goats descended into the valley. The airplane will descend to a lower altitude soon. Descending the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing it. The children descended the staircase silently. The path descends to the river. The stairs descended into the tunnel. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The park takes its name from the Grand Staircase plateaus that descend like giant stone steps across southern Utah and the sinuous Escalante Canyons carved by streams flowing into the Colorado River watershed. —

Joe Yogerst, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022 For the 73rd consecutive year, dozens of the top college football players in the country descend upon Mobile for the annual all-star game and NFL draft showcase. —

Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 30 Jan. 2023 The country trio will descend upon Las Vegas’ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for six nights this spring. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023 In late March, a heaving mass of denim and leather will once again descend upon Houston’s White Oak Music Hall for the annual Hell’s Heroes festival. —

Brad Sanders, Chron, 3 Jan. 2023 On Friday, the old rugby team will descend upon Tucanos Brazilian Grill in Provo. —

Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022 The search for him saw groups of officers descend upon the city's streets, flash bangs deployed, special cameras used to search the sewers and a shelter-in-place order for parts of Indiana University Bloomington. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022 Each year more than six million visitors descend upon Munich, site of the original and longest-running Oktoberfest. —

Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 The movie opens innocently enough; a group of six girlfriends descend upon an ultra-narrow cavern system, only to discover their being chased and hunted by things that aren't entirely human. —

Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

descend

verb

de·scend di-ˈsend How to pronounce descend (audio)

: to pass from a higher to a lower place or level

: to originate or come down from a source : derive

descended from an ancient family

: to be handed down to an heir or from an earlier time

the mansion descended to a son

a custom descended from ancient times

: to incline, lead, or extend downward

the road descends to the river

: to pass, move, or climb down or down along

: to make a sudden attack by or as if by swooping down

: to sink in status, dignity, or condition

descend

verb

as in to fall

to lead or extend downward the pathway descends to the river bank

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

fall
plunge
slope
drop
sink
dip
lean
decline
tilt
incline
angle
tip
cant
heel
list
recline
slant
cock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ascend
rise
climb
arise
mount
plane
straighten
flatten
uprise
upturn
even
upsweep
level
smooth

as in to deteriorate

to become worse or of less value the order of the classroom descended into chaos when the teacher left the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

deteriorate
crumble
worsen
decline
devolve
diminish
degenerate
sink
regress
ebb
recede
decay
fall
rot
disintegrate
retrograde
atrophy
weaken
run to seed
decompose
sag
dwindle
degrade
wane
reduce
go to pot
abate
slip
downsize
go to seed
lower
languish
undermine
dilapidate
putrefy
spoil
sour
fail
droop
molder
corrupt
wilt
lessen
break down
de-escalate
debilitate
run down
flag
lag
waste (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

improve
ameliorate
proceed
better
intensify
upgrade
develop
enhance
strengthen
meliorate
enrich
fortify
march
heighten
advance
progress

as in to plunge

to go to a lower level especially abruptly leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind wait for the elevator to descend

Synonyms & Similar Words

plunge
fall
dip
tumble
plummet
decline
drop
dive
sink
lower
crash
skid
decrease
subside
crater
nose-dive
recede
diminish
retreat
moderate
dwindle
abate
droop
wane
ebb
taper off
die (down)
let up
lessen
de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ascend
rise
lift
arise
soar
mount
spike
build
up
grow
increase
accumulate
expand
intensify
escalate
swell
enlarge
snowball
pick up
wax
mushroom
balloon
burgeon
bourgeon

as in to dismount

to come down from something (as a vehicle) the driver descended from the truck's cab, dreading to see what he had hit

Synonyms & Similar Words

dismount
disembark
alight
light
detrain
deplane
get down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

embark
mount
climb (aboard)
board
entrain
get in
emplane
enplane

单词	descend
释义	descend verb de·scend di-ˈsend dē- descended; descending; descends intransitive verb 1 : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one descended from the platform 2 : to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive descends from the general to the specific 3 a : to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive descends from an old merchant family b : to pass by inheritance a desk that has descended in the family c : to pass by transmission songs descended from old ballads 4 a : to incline, lead, or extend downward the road descends to the river b physiology : to conduct nerve impulses away from the brain … lesions that interrupt the descending pathways from the cortex or brain stem produce weakness in voluntary movements …—Claude Ghez and John Krakauer 5 a : to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack) a hawk descending upon its prey b : to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above reporters descended on the candidate 6 : to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent Their scores were listed in descending order. 7 a : to lower oneself in status or dignity : stoop b : to worsen and sink in condition or estimation He descended into a deep depression. descended to poverty descend into chaos c : to pass from higher to lower musical notes The harmony descends chromatically. transitive verb 1 : to pass, move, or climb down or down along descending the staircase 2 : to extend down along a narrow scar descended her arm descendible di-ˈsen-də-bəl dē- adjective Synonyms decline dip drop fall plunge sink See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Wait for the elevator to descend. The workers descended into the hole. A herd of goats descended into the valley. The airplane will descend to a lower altitude soon. Descending the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing it. The children descended the staircase silently. The path descends to the river. The stairs descended into the tunnel. See More Recent Examples on the Web The park takes its name from the Grand Staircase plateaus that descend like giant stone steps across southern Utah and the sinuous Escalante Canyons carved by streams flowing into the Colorado River watershed. —Joe Yogerst, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022 For the 73rd consecutive year, dozens of the top college football players in the country descend upon Mobile for the annual all-star game and NFL draft showcase. —Creg Stephenson \| Cstephenson@al.com, al, 30 Jan. 2023 The country trio will descend upon Las Vegas’ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for six nights this spring. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023 In late March, a heaving mass of denim and leather will once again descend upon Houston’s White Oak Music Hall for the annual Hell’s Heroes festival. —Brad Sanders, Chron, 3 Jan. 2023 On Friday, the old rugby team will descend upon Tucanos Brazilian Grill in Provo. —Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022 The search for him saw groups of officers descend upon the city's streets, flash bangs deployed, special cameras used to search the sewers and a shelter-in-place order for parts of Indiana University Bloomington. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022 Each year more than six million visitors descend upon Munich, site of the original and longest-running Oktoberfest. —Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 The movie opens innocently enough; a group of six girlfriends descend upon an ultra-narrow cavern system, only to discover their being chased and hunted by things that aren't entirely human. —Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- + scandere to climb — more at scan First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3b Phrases Containing descend descend from descend/sink/stoop to someone's level descend to descend from descend/sink/stoop to someone's level descend to Kids Definition descend verb de·scend di-ˈsend 1 : to pass from a higher to a lower place or level 2 a : to originate or come down from a source : derive descended from an ancient family b : to be handed down to an heir or from an earlier time the mansion descended to a son a custom descended from ancient times 3 a : to incline, lead, or extend downward the road descends to the river b : to pass, move, or climb down or down along 4 : to make a sudden attack by or as if by swooping down 5 : to sink in status, dignity, or condition Medical Definition descend intransitive verb de·scend di-ˈsend : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one normally the testicle descends into the scrotum between the seventh and ninth month in utero—Therapeutic Notes Legal Definition descend intransitive verb de·scend di-ˈsend : to pass by inheritance descendibility -ˌsen-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun descendible -ˈsen-də-bəl adjective descend verb 1 as in to fall to lead or extend downward the pathway descends to the river bank Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fall plunge slope drop sink dip lean decline tilt incline angle tip cant heel list recline slant cock Antonyms & Near Antonyms ascend rise climb arise mount plane straighten flatten uprise upturn even upsweep level smooth See More 2 as in to deteriorate to become worse or of less value the order of the classroom descended into chaos when the teacher left the room Synonyms & Similar Words deteriorate crumble worsen decline devolve diminish degenerate sink regress ebb recede decay fall rot disintegrate retrograde atrophy weaken run to seed decompose sag dwindle degrade wane reduce go to pot abate slip downsize go to seed lower languish undermine dilapidate putrefy spoil sour fail droop molder corrupt wilt lessen break down de-escalate debilitate run down flag lag waste (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms improve ameliorate proceed better intensify upgrade develop enhance strengthen meliorate enrich fortify march heighten advance progress See More 3 as in to plunge to go to a lower level especially abruptly leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind wait for the elevator to descend Synonyms & Similar Words plunge fall dip tumble plummet decline drop dive sink lower crash skid decrease subside crater nose-dive recede diminish retreat moderate dwindle abate droop wane ebb taper off die (down) let up lessen de-escalate Antonyms & Near Antonyms ascend rise lift arise soar mount spike build up grow increase accumulate expand intensify escalate swell enlarge snowball pick up wax mushroom balloon burgeon bourgeon See More 4 as in to dismount to come down from something (as a vehicle) the driver descended from the truck's cab, dreading to see what he had hit Synonyms & Similar Words dismount disembark alight light detrain deplane get down Antonyms & Near Antonyms embark mount climb (aboard) board entrain get in emplane enplane See More Phrases Containing descend descend (on or upon) descend (on or upon)
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descend

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