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I . descend [dɪˈsend] VB intr

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2. descend MATH:

in descending order
w porządku malejącym

3. descend liter (fall):

descend darkness
zapadać [perf zapaść]

4. descend (lower oneself):

to descend oneself to sth
zniżać [perf zniżyć] się do czegoś

II . descend [dɪˈsend] VB trans

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descend from VB trans

1. descend from (have developed):

to descend from sth
pochodzić od czegoś

2. descend from (be related):

to be descended from sb
być czyimś potomkiem

descend on VB trans

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2. descend on (visit):

to descend on sb
zwalać [perf zwalić] się komuś na głowę

Usage examples with descending

in descending order
w porządku malejącym

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A seemingly triumphant climax is cut short by a descending passage depicting the collapse of the castle, and the music falls quiet.
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Each train consists of a locomotive pushing a single passenger car up the mountain, and descending the mountain by going backwards.
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He wanted headlines on a page descending in alternating roman and italic type, an odd number of headlines and subheads cause for great anxiety.
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Each was followed by fast descending, at which he was talented.
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In descending order of severity, the sentences are: custodial sentences, community sentences, fines and discharges.
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The dorsal horn of the spinal cord serves as a major integration center for both ascending nociceptive information and descending antinociceptive influences from the brain.
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The approximately 200 original cast-iron seats are arranged on four descending, curving levels, with leatherette upholstery.
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They set the first record for deep-sea diving by descending 600 feet.
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A series of descending chords marks the end of the waltz, underlined with a drum roll and final flourish.
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Dynamic soaring involves repeatedly rising into wind and descending downwind thus gaining energy from the vertical wind gradient.
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