All 3 Uses of
descend
in
1984, by Orwell
- A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon him.
p. 7.3 *descended = come
- Hurriedly, lest he should have time to become frightened, he descended the steps and crossed the narrow street.
p. 87.3 *descended = moved down
- Again the feeling of helplessness descended upon Winston.
p. 248.3descended = came
Definitions:
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(1)
(descend as in: descend the mountain) move or slope downward
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(2)
(descend as in: in descending order) move down a scale -- as from larger numbers to smaller, or higher notes to lower
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(3)
(descend as in: descend from royalty) figuratively, to have come down a path from the past; i.e., to originate or come from -- such as in reference to ancestors or evolutionary origins
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(descend as in: descend into poverty) figuratively, to move downward to a worse or less prestigious situation
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(descend as in: descend into deeper thought) to move from a higher level of abstraction downward to a lower one (from more general to more specific); or to move from superficial to deeper thought
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(descend as in: thieves descended upon us) to come or arrive -- especially suddenly or from above or as an attack