descend
11descend — verb 1 (I, T) formal to move from a higher level to a lower one: The plane started to descend. (+ from): He descended slowly from the railway carriage. | descend sth: Mrs Danvers descended the stairs. opposite ascend 2 (I) literary if darkness,… …
12descend to — des ˈcend to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they descend to he/she/it descends to present participle descending to past tense descended to …
13descend — v. 1) (d; intr.) to descend from ( to come down from ) (do you know from whom you are descended?) 2) (d; intr.) ( to swoop down ) to descend on, upon (the guerrillas descended on the village) 3) (d; intr.) ( to stoop ) to descend to (to descend… …
14descend — de|scend [ dı send ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to go down a mountain or slope, or to go downstairs: I descended into the valley. He slowly descended the stairs. a ) intransitive to come nearer to the ground: The airplane was… …
15descend */*/ — UK [dɪˈsend] / US verb Word forms descend : present tense I/you/we/they descend he/she/it descends present participle descending past tense descended past participle descended 1) [intransitive/transitive] formal to go down a mountain or slope, or …
16descend — verb 1 move downwards ADVERB ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ slowly ▪ carefully 2 lead downwards ADVERB ▪ steeply …
17descend — [[t]dɪse̱nd[/t]] descends, descending, descended 1) VERB If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level. [FORMAL] [V prep] Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar... [V n] She… …
18descend — 01. We [descended] the staircase to the wine cellar. 02. H. L. Mencken once remarked that it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has [descended] from man. 03. A feeling of tension [descended] on the party after the argument. 04 …
19descend on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend on : present tense I/you/we/they descend on he/she/it descends on present participle descending on past tense descended on past participle descended on a) descend on someone/something if people descend …
20descend to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend to : present tense I/you/we/they descend to he/she/it descends to present participle descending to past tense descended to past participle descended to descend to (doing) something to start behaving in …
