"descend" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

descend verbo

descend + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 7
descend the stairs • descend the steps • descend the staircase • descend several feet • descend the ladder • ...
verbo + descend
Kolokacji: 3
begin to descend • begin descending • start descending
descend + preposición
Kolokacji: 39
descend from • descend into • descend on • descend upon • descend through • ...
descend + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 39
slowly descend • descend directly • quickly descend • descend rapidly • gradually descend • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(2) directly, immediately
Kolokacji: 2
2. immediately descend = natychmiast zejdź immediately descend
  • Hearing the ensuing gunfire, they descended immediately into the square.
  • Others, though, say the difficulties faced by Flight 111 - and its failure to descend immediately - made the size of the crew irrelevant.
  • The pilot immediately descended the plane rapidly to avoid too much pressure loss.
  • He walked down the stairs, conscious of the fact that the other two men were descending immediately behind him.
  • If you treat a headache but it gets worse, descend immediately.
  • The Sergeant immediately descended into the room, leaving his men on the little landing.
  • We descended immediately down the zig-zags of the north west face.
  • He immediately descended on her and explained that if she wished to smoke, she must move inside.
  • Resisting the impulse to approach, Jack immediately descended to the morgue level.
  • The governor, hearing the king's voice, immediately descended, opened the gate, and let down the bridge.
(3) gradually, suddenly, sharply
Kolokacji: 3
(7) finally, eventually, mainly
Kolokacji: 3
(8) carefully, cautiously
Kolokacji: 2
(9) swiftly, hastily
Kolokacji: 2
(10) steadily, regularly
Kolokacji: 2

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