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- adjectivedescending (adjective)
- moving or sloping downward:"a rocky descending path"
- moving down a scale of quality:"the categories are listed in descending order of usefulness"
- (of sound) becoming lower in pitch:"a passage of descending chords"
verbdescending (present participle)- move or fall downward:"the aircraft began to descend"
- (of a mammal's testes) pass from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
- (of stairs, a road or path, or a piece of land) be on a slope or incline and extend downward:"a side road descended into the forest" · "a narrow flight of stairs descended a steep slope"
- move down (a slope or stairs):"the vehicle descended a ramp"
- come or go down a scale, especially from the superior to the inferior:"three hotels were granted the prestigious five-star status, whilst others descended in quality or maintained their ranking"
- music(of sound) become lower in pitch:"the chords descended in spectacular style from the upper register to the lower"
- (descend to)act in a specified shameful way that is far below one's usual standards:"she descended to self-pity"
- (descend into)(of a situation or group of people) reach (a state considered undesirable or shameful):"the army had descended into chaos"
- (descend on/upon)make a sudden attack on:"the militia descended on Rye"
- make an unexpected and typically unwelcome visit to:"treasure-seekers descended upon the site"
- (of a feeling or atmosphere) develop suddenly and be felt throughout a place or by a person or group of people:"with her death, a cloud of gloom descended upon Bollywood"
- (of night or darkness) begin to occur:"as the winter darkness descended, the fighting ceased"
- (be descended from)be a direct blood relative of (a specified, typically illustrious ancestor):"she is descended from Charles II"
- (of an asset) pass by inheritance, typically from parent to child:"his lands descended to his eldest son"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- move or fall downward:
- (of stairs, a road or path, or a piece of land) be on a slope or incline and extend downward:
- move down (a slope or stairs):
- act in a specified shameful way that is far below one's usual standards:
- (of a situation or group of people) reach (a state considered undesirable or shameful):
- make a sudden attack on:
- be a direct blood relative of (a specified, typically illustrious ancestor):
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- Descending means123:
- To move from a higher to a lower place.
- To originate or come down from a source.
- To slope, extend, or incline downward.
- To go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.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 familywww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descendingTo move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down. 2. To slope, extend, or incline downward: "A rough path descended like a steep stair into the plain" (J.R.R. Tolkien).www.thefreedictionary.com/descendingto go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop. to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series. to go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion. to slope, tend, or lead downward: The path descends to the pond.www.dictionary.com/browse/descend DESCEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
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