descend

Figurative: for a situation to become completely disorganized.

Figurative: for a situation to become absurd or ridiculous.

Figurative: for a person or situation to become insane or completely irrational.

Used when a path, road, or terrain leads downwards at a sharp angle.

Used when something moves downwards at a low speed.

Used when something moves downwards at a high speed.

Used when something moves downwards at a high speed, often suddenly.

Used when a path, road, or terrain leads downwards at a slight angle.

Used when a path, road, or terrain leads downwards over a long distance.

Used when moving downwards with caution.

Used in the pattern 'be descended from sb' to emphasize a close, linear relationship to an ancestor.

Used in the pattern 'be descended from sb' to refer to the original or final ancestor in a long line.

To go down into a place or a state (often figurative, e.g., 'descend into chaos').

To go down to a lower place or level.

Used in the pattern 'claim to be descended from sb' to state that one is related to an ancestor, often without definitive proof.