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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 staircase was steep and narrow.
Нисходящая лестница была крутой и узкой.
Additional translations
спускающийся
понижающийся
убывающий
Synonyms
falling
decreasing
diminishing
declining
lowering
Antonyms
ascending
descendingnoun
descendings
pl
UK
/dɪˈsendɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
Gerund use, denoting the act or process of moving downward.
descendverb

descending

Gerund

descended
Past Simple
descended
Past Participle
descending
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈsɛnd/
US
/dɪˈsɛnd/
The elevator will descend to the ground floor.
Лифт опустится на первый этаж.
The hikers began to descend the mountain as the sun set.
Альпинисты начали спускаться с горы, когда солнце село.
The plane started to descend as it approached the airport.
Самолет начал снижаться, когда приближался к аэропорту.
Additional translations
ухудшаться
падать
Synonyms
plummet
diminish
subside
go down
drop
fall
sink
decline
decrease
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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