DESCEND

Meaning of DESCEND in English

on/upon [phrasal verb] [T] - to visit (someone) or arrive (somewhere) suddenly, without warning, or without being invitedSorry to descend on you like this, but we had no time to phone.The police descended on the house in the early morning and caught the whole gang.(figurative) A feeling of despair descended upon (= was felt by) us as we realized that we were completely lost.(figurative) Silence descended on the room (= The people in the room became quiet).

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

DESCEND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESCEND — (v. t.) To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — ( v. t. ) To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — — descendingly , adv. /di send"/ , v.i. 1. to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- + scandere to climb — more at scan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESCEND — vi to move toward the south, or to the southward. 2. descend ·vi to enter mentally; to retire. 3. descend …
Webster English vocab
DESCEND — descend BrE AmE di ˈsend də- ▷ descend|ed ɪd əd ▷ descend|ing ɪŋ ▷ descend|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESCEND — / dɪˈsend; NAmE / verb 1. ( formal ) to come or go down from a higher to a lower …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCEND — de ‧ scend /dɪˈsend/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: descendre , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESCEND — v. 1 tr. & intr. go or come down (a hill, stairs, etc.). 2 intr. (of a thing) sink, fall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESCEND — v. 1 tr. & intr. go or come down (a hill, stairs, etc.). 2 intr. (of a thing) sink, fall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESCEND — v. 1. tr. & intr. go or come down (a hill, stairs, etc.). 2 intr. (of a thing) sink, fall …
Oxford English vocab
DESCEND — ( descends, descending, descended) 1. If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ascending/descending order (= with the lowest or highest number first ) ▪ The films are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESCEND — Synonyms and related words : advance, alight, ascend, assault, attack, back, back up, bank, be shamed, budge, cant, careen, cascade, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESCEND — verb 1 move downwards ADVERB ▪ quickly , rapidly ▪ slowly ▪ carefully 2 lead downwards ADVERB ▪ steeply ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DESCEND — v. 25B6; verb the plane started descending : GO DOWN, come down; drop, fall, sink, dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive. she …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESCEND — гл. 1) а) спускаться, сходить; опускать, вести вниз From the heights of the mountain immense avalanches often descend. ≈ С …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESCEND — descend.ogg dıʹsend v 1. 1> спускаться, сходить to descend from the mountains - спуститься с гор the sun descended over …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DESCEND — спускаться, сходить; опускать, вести вниз; опускаться, снижаться происходить, вести род; передаваться по наследству, переходить; оваться пасть, опуститься, унизиться до чего-л.; …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DESCEND — v 1. 1> спускаться, сходить to descend from the mountains - спуститься с гор the sun descended over the hill …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DESCEND — гл. 1) а) спускаться, сходить; опускать, вести вниз From the heights of the mountain immense avalanches often descend. — С …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DESCEND — гл. 1) а) спускаться, сходить; опускать, вести вниз From the heights of the mountain immense avalanches often descend. — С горных вершин часто …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DESCEND — _v. 1> спускаться, сходить; to descend a hill - спуститься с холма 2> опускаться, снижаться 3> происходить; to descend from …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DESCEND — v. 1. спускаться, сходить; to descend a hill - спуститься с холма 2. опускаться, снижаться 3. происходить; to descend from …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DESCEND — спускаться, сходить; опускать, вести вниз; опускаться, снижаться происходить, вести род; передаваться по наследству, переходить; оваться пасть, опуститься, унизиться до чего-л.; astr. склоняться …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DESCEND — _v. 1> спускаться, сходить; to descend a hill спуститься с холма 2> опускаться, снижаться 3> происходить; to descend from a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DESCEND — гл. 1) а) спускаться, сходить; опускать, вести вниз From the heights of the mountain immense avalanches often descend. ≈ С …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESCEND — descenDer (-se, -sion, -dente, -dentie)
English interlingue dictionary
DESCEND — kanaog
English-Visayan vocabulary
DESCEND — verb see: scan Date: 13th century intransitive verb to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To move toward the south, or to the southward.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To pass from the more general or important to the particular or less important matters to be considered.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence; …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — (v. i.) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To pass from the more general or important to the particular or less important matters to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To move toward the south, or to the southward.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To enter mentally; to retire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — ( v. i. ) To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or station; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCEND — v. go down; be handed down (from generation to generation); lower oneself morally
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DESCEND — v. Pronunciation: di- ' send, d ē - Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre, from Latin descendere, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DESCEND — ■ verb 1》 move downwards. ↘(of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead down. 2》 Music become lower …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DESCEND — [de.scend] vb [ME, fr. OF descendre, fr. L descendere, fr. de- + scandere to climb--more at scan] vi (13c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESCEND — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ or if you ~ a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DESCEND — v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: FALL 1, drop, lower Antonyms: rise 2 Synonyms: STOOP 2, sink 3 Synonyms: DETERIORATE 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESCEND — I . v. n. 1. Fall, sink, drop, go down, come down. 2. Dismount, alight, get down. 3. Go, pass, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DESCEND — verb 1. Synonyms: fall 1, drop, lower Antonyms: rise 2. Synonyms: stoop 2, sink 3. Synonyms: deteriorate 1, decline, degenerate, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESCEND — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DESCEND — See ↑ DOWN 2
Longman Activator English vocab
DESCEND — v. 1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ from ('to come down from') (do you know from whom you …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DESCEND — v. 1 come or go down, move down, climb down, get down The sun was setting as he descended from …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DESCEND — Спускаться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DESCEND — 1) опускать(ся); спускать(ся); снижать(ся) 2) отклонять(ся)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DESCEND — 1) опускать(ся); спускать(ся); снижать(ся) 2) отклонять(ся)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DESCEND — (v) спускаться
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DESCEND — v 1. 1) спускаться, сходить to ~ from the mountains - спуститься с гор the sun ~ed over the hill …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

Cambridge English vocab

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