descend

//dɪˈsɛnd//
B2Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Verb

descendInfinitive
descendPresent tense
descendedPast tense
descendedPast participle
descendingPresent participle
descendsThird-person singular
1

To move or go downward from a higher to a lower place or level.

We descended the stairs carefully.

2

To slope or lead downward.

The path descends steeply toward the river.

3

To be inherited or passed down through generations.

The family tradition has descended through five generations.

4

To lower oneself morally or in dignity; to stoop.

I refuse to descend to their level and engage in petty arguments.

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