descend

1. Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.

   (переходный)To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.

   they descended the river in boats

   to descend a ladder

2. (переходный)Of a flight of stairs, a road, etc.: to lead down (a hill, a slope, etc.).

   They took the steep path that descends the hill down to the beach.

3. (непереходный)To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.

4. To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.

   (непереходный)Of a zodiac sign: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, of a planet: to move to a place where it has less astrological significance.

5. (непереходный)Of a celestial body: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, to move towards the south.

6. (непереходный)Of a body part: to move downwards, especially during development of the embryo; specifically, of the testes of a mammal: to move downwards from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.

   Cryptorchidism is the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

7. Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.

   (непереходный)To slope or stretch downwards.

8. (историческое, непереходный)To alight from a carriage, a horse, etc.; also, to disembark from a vessel; to land.

9. (переносно, непереходный)To come or go down, or reduce, in intensity or some other quality.

10. (переносно, непереходный)Of a physical thing (such as a cloud or storm) or a (generally negative) immaterial thing (such as darkness, gloom, or silence): to settle upon and start to affect a person or place.

11. (переносно, непереходный)In speech or writing: to proceed from one matter to another; especially, to pass from more general or important to specific or less important matters to be considered.

12. (переносно, непереходный)Chiefly followed by into or to: of a situation: to become worse; to decline, to deteriorate.

    The meeting descended into chaos.

1. Tom started to descend the stairs.

   Том начал спускаться по лестнице.

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2. The balloon descended slowly.

   Воздушный шар медленно опустился.

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3. Most Americans are descended from immigrants.

   Большинство американцев - потомки иммигрантов.

   deDie meisten Amerikaner stammen von Einwanderern ab.

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4. The sun descended behind the mountains.

   deDie Sonne ging hinter den Bergen unter.

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5. Scientists think that dogs descended from wolves.

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