Collocations with "descend"
16 collocations found
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darkness descends
Darkness spreads over a place, often from above.
descend steeply
to go or come down from a higher place to a lower one
calm descends
used to say that a place becomes quiet and peaceful
descend a cliff
to go down a cliff
descend the escalator
To go down an escalator; a more formal term.
descend a mountain
to go down a mountain (more formal)
descend the staircase
formal way to say go down the staircase
gloom descends
A feeling of sadness or a state of darkness begins to cover a place or person.
elevator descends
The elevator goes down.
hush descend
A more formal or literary way to say a hush began.
descend a slope
To go down a slope; a formal term.
descend a ladder
A more formal term for coming down.
descend the stairs
formal term for going down stairs