Descend (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Abseil
- Get Down
- Go Under
- Get Off
- Settle
- Plunge
- Swoop
- Rope Down
- Go Down
- Cascade Down
- Slump
- Light
- Roll Down
- Subside
- Topple
- Dismount
- Plunk
- Climb Down
- Correct
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Meaning 2
Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.