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descending

UK
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
descending back
descending over

Translations

descendinggerund / present participle
UK
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
More precise classification; present participle functioning adjectivally.
The descending path led us to the base of the mountain.
Le sentier descendant nous a conduits au pied de la montagne.
décroissantEn ordre de valeur, de taille ou d’importance, du plus élevé au plus faible.
The list was arranged in descending order of importance.
La liste était classée par ordre décroissant d'importance.
Synonyms
falling
lowering
declining
diminishing
decreasing
Antonyms
ascending
descendingnoun
descendings
pl
UK
/dɪˈsendɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
Gerund use, denoting the act or process of moving downward.
The descending of the hikers took nearly the whole afternoon.
La descente des randonneurs a pris presque toute l'après-midi.
descendverb

descending

Gerund

descended
Past Simple
descended
Past Participle
descending
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈsɛnd/
US
/dɪˈsɛnd/
The airplane began to descend as it approached the airport.
L’avion a commencé à descendre en s’approchant de l’aéroport.
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.
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
drop
plummet
fall
sink
decline
decrease
go down
diminish
subside
Antonyms
ascend

Definitions

descendinggerund / present participle
Moving or sloping downward.
The descending path led us to the base of the mountain.
Ordered from higher to lower in terms of value, size, or importance.
The list was arranged in descending order of importance.
descendingnoun
The act or process of moving downward.
The descending of the hikers took nearly the whole afternoon.
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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