descend

hinabsteigen, sinken

Von einem höheren zu einem tieferen Ort gelangen, oft über Stufen oder einen Hang.

In einfachem Englisch: To move from a higher place to a lower place, often along steps or a slope.

• We descended the stairs slowly.
• The plane began to descend through the clouds.
• They descended the steep path to the beach.

So benutzt man es: descend into something (We descended into the valley before sunset.); descend from something (The hikers descended from the ridge.)

Synonyme: go down, come down

Gegenteile: ascend

Häufige Wendungen: descend the stairs, descend a slope, descend into something

abstammen

Eine bestimmte Person oder Gruppe zu seinen Vorfahren zählen.

In einfachem Englisch: To have a particular person or group as ancestors in your family’s past.

• He is descended from farmers.
• Their family descends from settlers who arrived two centuries ago.
• Are you descended from anyone famous?

So benutzt man es: be descended from someone (She is descended from a family of sailors.)

Häufige Wendungen: descend from someone, descend from immigrants, descend from something

herfallen über, einfallen in

Plötzlich eintreffen, oft als große Gruppe oder mit der Absicht anzugreifen.

In einfachem Englisch: To arrive suddenly, often as a large group or in order to attack.

• Soldiers descended on the village.
• Hundreds of fans descended on the small town.
• The attackers descended upon the camp without warning.

So benutzt man es: descend on someone/something (A crowd of reporters descended on the house.); descend upon someone/something (Armed raiders descended upon the village at dawn.)

Synonyme: swoop down on, fall upon

Häufige Wendungen: descend on someone, descend upon something