Collocations with "descend"

16 collocations found

mist7.5
darkness descends

Darkness spreads over a place, often from above.

darkness7.2
descend steeply

to go or come down from a higher place to a lower one

steeply6.5
calm descends

used to say that a place becomes quiet and peaceful

calm6.1
descend a cliff

to go down a cliff

cliff6.0
descend the escalator

To go down an escalator; a more formal term.

escalator6.0
silence6.0
fog5.8
descend a mountain

to go down a mountain (more formal)

mountain5.1
descend the staircase

formal way to say go down the staircase

staircase4.8
gloom descends

A feeling of sadness or a state of darkness begins to cover a place or person.

gloom4.6
elevator descends

The elevator goes down.

elevator4.5
hush descend

A more formal or literary way to say a hush began.

hush4.5
descend a slope

To go down a slope; a formal term.

slope4.0
descend a ladder

A more formal term for coming down.

ladder3.8
descend the stairs

formal term for going down stairs

stair3.8