| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| descend⇒ vi | (physically: go down) | gå ner vitr partikel |
| | (formell) | stiga ned vitr partikel |
| | The snow began falling and we decided we had better descend. |
| descend vi | (numbers: become fewer, lower) | sjunka vitr |
| | | minska vitr |
| | Rates of HIV infection have finally begun to descend. |
| descend vi | figurative (settle, fall) (bildlig) | falla vitr |
| | | sjunka in vitr partikel |
| | When the president walked into the room, a respectful hush descended. |
| descend [sth]⇒ vtr | (go down: stairs, slope) | gå ner för ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | stiga ner för ngt vbal uttr |
| | I began to descend the hill and discovered I had no brakes. |
| descend into [sth] vi + prep | (enter [sth] by going down) | gå ner i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | stiga ner i ngt vbal uttr |
| | If we enter through this tunnel we will descend into a large cavern. |
| descend into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (turn to: [sth] less moral) | förfalla in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | sjunka ner i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The use of methamphetamines will cause you to descend into a living hell of addiction. |
| descend on [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (settle on, fall on) | slå ned på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | A blanket of snow descended on the town. |
| descend from [sth/sb] vi + prep | (living thing: have evolved from) | härstamma från vtr + prep |
| | All humans descend from a common ancestor. |