(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ a hill or staircase, you go up it. (WRITTEN)
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie’s hand as they ~ed the steps...
Then we ~ steeply through forests of rhododendron.
? descend
VERB: V n, V prep/adv, also V
2.
If a staircase or path ~s, it leads up to a higher position. (WRITTEN)
? descend
VERB
3.
If something ~s, it moves up, usually vertically or into the air. (WRITTEN)
Keep the drill steady while it ~s and descends...
? descend
VERB: V
4.
If someone ~s to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ~s a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. (FORMAL)
VERB
5.
see also ~ing