descend

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على الحركة إلى أسفل أو النزول، وكذلك على الأصل أو الانحدار من مصدر أو وسط معين.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving downward or lowering oneself, or to come from a particular origin or background.

1. Move downwardB1formal

   To move from a higher to a lower position.

   ينزل

   • The hikers began to descend the mountain carefully.
   • The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.
   • The plane started to descend for landing.

   المرادفاتcome downdivedropfallgo downlowerplungesinktumble

   الأضدادascendclimbrise

2. Come from an ancestorB2formal

   To be related to someone who lived a long time ago.

   ينحدر من

   • She descends from a long line of artists.
   • The family descends from Irish immigrants.
   • He claims to descend from royalty.

3. Fall or drop suddenlyB2formal

   To fall or drop to a lower level, often suddenly or dramatically.

   الهبوط المفاجئ

   • Darkness descended upon the valley.
   • Silence descended over the crowd.
   • A sense of panic descended on the room.

   المرادفاتdivedropfallnosediveplummetplungetumble

   الأضدادascendclimbincreaserisesoar