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Definition descend in British English

descend verb

verb
/dɪˈsend/
1

to go down a mountain or slope, or to go down some stairs

Example

I descended into the valley.

Example

He slowly descended the stairs.

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abseil abseiling ascend
1.1

to come nearer to the ground

Example

The plane was preparing to descend.

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fall lower come down
1.2

to become lower

Example

From here the path descends steeply.

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fall lower come down
2

to come down to a lower level, especially a lower social level

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crater decrease decline acquire ascent bankrupt
3

if night or darkness descends, it starts to get dark

Example

At 6.30 pm the tropical darkness descends.

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break close in night falls
4

if something such as a feeling or quality descends, people start to experience it

Example

Total silence descended.

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feature enter into characterize
Definition descend in British English