26984 words

descend

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
to go or come down:

Examples:

The path descended steeply into the valley.
Jane descended the stairs.
2
If darkness or night descends, it becomes dark and day changes to night.
3
If a negative or bad feeling descends, it is felt everywhere in a place or by everyone at the same time:

Examples:

descend on A feeling of despair descended on us as we realized that we were lost.
4
If a condition, usually a negative condition, descends, it quickly develops in every part of a place:

Examples:

descend on Silence descended on the room.
descend over An eerie calm descended over the city.
The babble of voices ceased, and a hush descended.
5
to go down or come down something:

Examples:

[ I ] The path descends to the valley below.
[ T ] Jane descended the stairs slowly in her wedding gown.

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