Definition of Descend
Descend
de·scend
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to move downward from a higher level to a lower one;
e.g. The aircraft began to descend as it neared the airport.
(verb)
to extend, incline/slope, or lead downwards;
e.g. Both of these paths descend to the town in the valley.
(verb)
to worsen or decline in condition or quality, to arrive at an undesirable state, to lower oneself in status or dignity by acting in an uncharacteristically shameful way;
e.g. They would never descend to such dishonest behavior.
(verb)
to originate from a particular source or ancestor, or to pass down in a particular pattern of inheritance (often from parent to child);
e.g. They both descend from business families.
(verb)
to suddenly attack someone or something, to suddenly visit or appear, or to suddenly develop and come into existence;
e.g. He does not want his large family to descend on her her house without informing her.
(verb)
to become lower-pitched, used to describe sounds or musical notes;
e.g. The notes begin to descend during this part of the song, ending at a very low pitch.
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