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descend

UK
/dɪˈsɛnd/
US
/dɪˈsɛnd/
descend back
descend over

Translations

descendverb
descended
Past Simple
descended
Past Participle
descending
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈsɛnd/
US
/dɪˈsɛnd/
fondre surSe dit d’une arrivée soudaine et en grand nombre.
Reporters descended on the celebrity as soon as she left the courthouse.
Des journalistes ont fondu sur la célébrité dès qu’elle a quitté le palais de justice.
s’abattre surPour un état ou une atmosphère qui tombe brusquement sur un lieu ou un groupe.
Silence descended over the courtroom after the verdict was read.
Le silence s’est abattu sur la salle d’audience après la lecture du verdict.
s’enfoncer dansSens figuré, pour un passage vers un état plus négatif ou plus bas.
The situation began to descend into chaos as the crowd grew restless.
La situation a commencé à s’enfoncer dans le chaos à mesure que la foule s’agitait.
The airplane began to descend as it approached the airport.
L’avion a commencé à descendre en s’approchant de l’aéroport.
descendre deGénéalogie, filiation.
She claims to descend from a long line of artists.
Elle affirme descendre d’une longue lignée d’artistes.
Additional translations
être issu dePlus naturel dans un contexte formel ou généalogique.
Synonyms
decrease
drop
fall
sink
decline
plummet
diminish
subside
go down
Antonyms
ascend

Definitions

descendverb
To move or fall downward.
The airplane began to descend as it approached the airport.
To go down along or traverse downward; to climb down (used transitively).
The hikers decided to descend the mountain before nightfall.
To pass from a higher to a lower state or condition.
The situation began to descend into chaos as the crowd grew restless.
To be derived from an ancestor or source.
She claims to descend from a long line of artists.
To slope or lead downward.
The road descends steeply to the valley floor.
To arrive or attack suddenly and in great numbers (followed by on or upon).
Reporters descended on the celebrity as soon as she left the courthouse.
(of a state such as darkness, silence, or a mood) to arrive and settle upon a place or group abruptly or completely.
Silence descended over the courtroom after the verdict was read.
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