descends in English

verb

1

move or fall downward.

the aircraft began to descend

synonyms: go down, come down, drop, fall, sink, dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive

2

make a sudden attack on.

the militia descended on Rye

3

be a direct blood relative of (a specified, typically illustrious ancestor).

she is descended from Charles II

synonyms: be a descendant of, originate from, issue from, spring from, derive from

verb

go down, come down, drop, fall, sink, dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive
climb down, go down, come down
slope, dip, slant, go down, fall away
alight from, disembark, get down from, get off, dismount
stoop, lower oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, resort, be reduced
degenerate, deteriorate, decline, sink, slide, fall
come in force on/upon, arrive in hordes on, attack, assail, assault, storm, invade, swoop (down) on, charge
be a descendant of, originate from, issue from, spring from, derive from
be handed down, be passed down, be inherited by
go down, fall, come down
deign, condescend
derive, come
fall, settle

Use "descends" in a sentence

1. A smokelike cloud descends.

2. Peace descends like gentle rain.

3. Then a smokelike cloud descends.

4. The winding rail descends the mountain.

5. The path descends steeply to the village.

6. The title descends through eldest sons.

7. This festival descends from a religious rite.

8. This festival descends from a Chinese rite.

9. At this point the path descends steeply.

10. We feel weightless when the elevator descends.

11. ... As Jesus descends with his chariot of fire!

12. Finally, the road descends to a lower elevation.

13. Discrimination descends through a hierarchy of the subordinate.

14. Suddenly a fierce typhoon descends upon the Pequod.

15. Incredibly, a very alive Captain Barbossa descends the stairs.

16. The cave descends to a depth of 340 feet.

17. The U.S. Bill of Rights descends from this acceptance.

18. Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends.

19. Apostolical; something that relates to the apostles, or descends from them

20. 11 The cave descends to a depth of 340 feet.

21. God's presence often descends on Boyd to help him guide others.

22. And reveal his arm+ as it descends in the heat of anger,+

23. Suddenly a Faustian spirit of discontent and universal reform descends on you.

24. To the north, the mountain chain descends to the Oti alluvial plain

25. Rubber heels squelch and rubber soles squish Rain water from buildings descends without.

26. To the north, the mountain chain descends to the Oti alluvial plain.

27. As dusk descends on the mountains, a pangolin emerges from its burrow. Sentencedict.com

28. According to DNA tests, Jackson partially descends from the Benga people of Gabon.

29. In a duel with Mot, Baal is overcome and descends to the underworld.

30. The heavy oceanic lithosphere descends into the mantle, beneath the lighter continental lithosphere.

31. Joseph also descends from Walter Chiles of Jamestown, Virginia who arrived in America in 1637

32. The cries of protest are lost in thunderous applause, and then a hush descends.

33. 24 The supposed Evremonde descends, and the seamstress is lifted out next after him.

34. The line of Ancestors from which an organism descends is referred to as its ancestry.

35. It descends from crosses between the St. Bernard, Caucasian Shepherd, and Russian Spotted Hound breeds.

36. The lucid ascends to form the heaven while the turbid Yin descends to constitute the earth.

37. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up and descends into paralysis and polarization?

38. Returning en masse in the evening, a veritable cloud of birds descends on the dovecote.

39. (Mark 6:48) Jesus descends from the mountain and begins walking over the waves toward them.

40. Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the realms of rhetorical terminology.

41. As the plate descends frictional heat is generated between its upper surface and the surrounding mantle.

42. As the air descends on the downwind side of the mountain, it warms and stops precipitating.

43. The third section is called the descending Colon because it descends (travels down) on the left side

44. "Atonement" begins on joyous gossamer wings, and descends into an abyss of tragedy and loss

45. 1 Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the realms of rhetorical terminology.

46. Appoggiaturas occurring in a melody which ascends or descends by diatonic degrees are moderately short (Ex

47. When oil is accumulated to a certain height, the check valve (10) descends to discharge oil.

48. When the anchor descends, the chain rode will ascend, and sends the trunk downhill via the pulley.

49. 29 The lucid ascends to form the heaven while the turbid Yin descends to constitute the earth.

50. However, Adiabatic cooling or heating is reversible, because if the parcel ascends or descends, it cools or warms