descend
/dɪˈsend/verb
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उतरना, नीचे आना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) formal
to come or go down from a higher to a lower level
उतरना, नीचे आना
- The plane began to descend towards the airport.
- She descended the stairs slowly.
- The path descends steeply into the valley.
+ 2 more examples
- Passengers descended from the train onto the platform.
- The lift descended slowly to the basement.
Synonyms go down come down drop
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[I] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) literary
(of night, darkness or a mood) to arrive and begin to affect somebody or something
(रात, अँधेरा, उदासी) छा जाना, उतर आना
- Darkness descended on the valley.
- A silence descended on the hall.
- Night descended on the village and the lamps were lit.
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- A feeling of gloom descended on the family after the news.
- Chaos descended on the market when the rain began.
Synonyms fall settle come over
Opposite lift
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
descend + from/to/into/down
Descend takes from the higher place and to or into the lower place, and is followed by down for stairs and slopes.
'Descend' में ऊँचे स्थान के लिए 'from' और निचले स्थान के लिए 'to' या 'into' आता है।
- The plane descended to 5,000 feet.
- They descended the steps slowly.
descend + object (transitive)
Descend can take the slope or stairs as a direct object without a preposition.
'Descend' ढलान या सीढ़ियों को सीधे object के रूप में ले सकता है।
- She descended the staircase gracefully.
be descended from sb
Be descended from means to have a person as an ancestor.
'Be descended from' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति को पूर्वज रूप में रखना है।
- The family is descended from a Rajput chief.
descend on/upon sb/sth
Descend on is for a sudden arrival of many people or things, usually unwelcome.
'Descend on' बहुत से लोगों या चीज़ों के अचानक, प्रायः अनचाहे, आगमन के लिए आता है।
- Relatives descended on us during Diwali.
- Darkness descended on the valley.
descend vs fall / go down
Descend is formal and controlled; fall is sudden and uncontrolled; go down is everyday.
'Descend' औपचारिक और नियंत्रित है; 'fall' अचानक और बेक़ाबू है; 'go down' रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है।
- The plane descended smoothly; the leaf fell.
+Collocations 4
descend + place
the stairsthe hillthe slopethe mountainthe steps
- The trekkers descended the hill before sunset.
adverb + descend
slowlysuddenlyrapidlysteeplygradually
- The aircraft descended rapidly into the clouds.
descend into + state
chaosviolencesilenceconfusion
- The meeting descended into chaos.
descend + on/upon
on the villageupon the townon the marketon the hotel
- Tourists descended on Manali in June.
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- The lift descended slowly to the basement.
लिफ़्ट धीरे-धीरे तहखाने तक उतरी।
- The path descends steeply to the river.
रास्ता नदी तक तीखी ढलान से उतरता है।
- Radhika's mood descended into gloom after the result.
परिणाम के बाद राधिका का मन उदासी में डूब गया।
- A hush descended on the hall when the judge entered.
न्यायाधीश के प्रवेश करते ही हॉल में सन्नाटा छा गया।
- The villagers claim to be descended from a great warrior.
ग्रामीण स्वयं को एक महान योद्धा का वंशज बताते हैं।
- The climbers descended before the storm broke.
तूफ़ान आने से पहले पर्वतारोही नीचे उतर आए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The pilot descended down to the runway.
✓ The pilot descended to the runway.
Descend already includes the idea of down, so down is redundant.
'Descend' में पहले से 'नीचे' का भाव है, इसलिए 'down' अनावश्यक है।
✗ He is descendant from a famous king.
✓ He is descended from a famous king.
Descendant is a noun; the verb form is descended.
'Descendant' संज्ञा है; यहाँ verb रूप 'descended' चाहिए।
✗ She is descended of a royal family.
✓ She is descended from a royal family.
Descended takes from.
'Descended' के साथ 'from' आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 3
be descended from sb
to be related to somebody who lived a long time ago
(किसी का) वंशज होना
- The family claims to be descended from Maharana Pratap.
descend on/upon sb/sth
to arrive somewhere suddenly, often in large numbers
अचानक धावा बोलना, टूट पड़ना
- Thousands of fans descended on the small town for the match.
descend to sth
to behave in a way that is below your usual standards
(घटिया स्तर पर) उतर आना
- I did not expect him to descend to name-calling.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
de·scend
With -scend (sc pronounced /s/; not 'decend'); the noun descent, the person a descendant.
-scend के साथ (sc की ध्वनि /s/; 'decend' गलत है); noun descent, व्यक्ति descendant।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Be descended from, descend on, descend to.
Phrasal verbs और expressions: be descended from (किसी की वंश-परंपरा में होना), descend on (अचानक बड़ी संख्या में पहुँच जाना), descend to (गिरकर किसी बुरे स्तर पर उतर आना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths: descending order (largest to smallest).
गणित में descending order (बड़े से छोटे)।