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descend
[dɪˈsend]
verbo transitivo
1descender por, bajar (hill, stairs)
2(be related to)
  • to be descended from somebody -> descender de alguien
verbo intransitivo
3descender (come down)
  • darkness descended -> cayó la noche
  • in descending order -> en orden descendente
  • a mood of despair descended upon the country -> el país quedó sumido en un sentimiento de desesperación
  • every summer tourists descend on the town -> todos los veranos los turistas invaden la ciudad
  • to descend to somebody's level (sentido figurado) -> rebajarse al nivel de alguien
también:
  • to descend from somebody -> descender de alguien (be related to)

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descend [di-send]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Descender, bajar (move downwards); descender (set in/mist); caer (rain); abatirse (silence/gloom). (n)
2Descender, derivarse, traer o tomar su origen. (n)
  • Don’t descend to his level -> no te pongas a su nivel
3Descender, tocar o venir a algún sucesor por orden de herencia (be descended). (n)
  • To descend from somebody -> descender de alguien, ser descendiente de alguien
4Pasar de lo general a lo particular. (n)
  • In descending order of importance -> en orden decreciente o descendiente de importancia
  • To descend to/into -> descender o entrar en; bajarse a
  • To descend into oneself -> entrar en sí mismo
Rebajarse a algo (stoop).-va. Descender, andar hacia abajo.

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descend [dɪˈsend]
verb:transitive
1 (formal) (go down) [+stairs] descender; bajar
2 (originate)
to be descended from sb descender de algn
verb:intransitive
1 (formal) (go down) descender; bajar;from de
in descending order of importance
descending
2 (invade, take over)
to descend (up)on [+fog, silence] caer sobre; [+army, reporters] invadir; (humorous) [+visitors] invadir; we've got the whole family descending on us this weekend nos va a invadir toda la familia este fin de semana
3 (sink)
I'd never descend to that level nunca me rebajaría a ese nivel; to descend to doing sth rebajarse a hacer algo
4 (be inherited) [+property, custom] pasar;to a;
5 (originate)
to descend from [+ancestors] descender de; his family descends from William the Conqueror su familia desciende de Guillermo el Conquistador

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Verb Conjugation for "descend"

Imperative
  • descend
  • you descend
  • he/she descends
  • we descend
  • you descend
  • they descend
Preterite
  • I descended
  • you descended
  • he/she descended
  • we descended
  • you descended
  • they descended
Present Continuous
  • I am descending
  • you are descending
  • he/she is descending
  • we are descending
  • you are descending
  • they are descending
Present Perfect
  • I have descended
  • you have descended
  • he/she has descended
  • we have descended
  • you have descended
  • they have descended
Past Continuous
  • I was descending
  • you were descending
  • he/she was descending
  • we were descending
  • you were descending
  • they were descending
Past Perfect
  • I had descended
  • you had descended
  • he/she had descended
  • we had descended
  • you had descended
  • they had descended
Future
  • I will descend
  • you will descend
  • he/she will descend
  • we will descend
  • you will descend
  • they will descend
Future Perfect
  • I will have descended
  • you will have descended
  • he/she will have descended
  • we will have descended
  • you will have descended
  • they will have descended
Future Continuous
  • I will be descending
  • you will be descending
  • he/she will be descending
  • we will be descending
  • you will be descending
  • they will be descending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been descending
  • you have been descending
  • he/she has been descending
  • we have been descending
  • you have been descending
  • they have been descending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been descending
  • you will have been descending
  • he/she will have been descending
  • we will have been descending
  • you will have been descending
  • they will have been descending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been descending
  • you had been descending
  • he/she had been descending
  • we had been descending
  • you had been descending
  • they had been descending
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