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descend

1. verb go down2. verb come down3. verb plane, bird, etc4. verb path, road, etc5. verb socially, morally, etc6. verb darkness, fog, etc7. verb atmosphere, silence, etc8. verb asset: by inheritance
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1 verb go down
TRANSITIVEtéigh síos  c m u
INTRANSITIVEtéigh síos  c m u
2 verb come down
TRANSITIVEtar anuas  c m utake care descending the slope bí cúramach ag dul síos an fhána
INTRANSITIVEtar anuas  c m u
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3 verb plane, bird, etc INTRANSITIVEtar anuas  c m uísligh verb  c m uthe plane descended nice and smoothly tháinig an t-eitleán anuas go deas réidh 4 verb path, road, etc
INTRANSITIVEtéigh síos  c m utar anuas  c m uthe path descends down the mountainside tá fána leis an gcosán anuas den sliabh
TRANSITIVEtéigh síos  c m utar anuas  c m ua road descends the hill into the valley tá bealach mór ag dul síos an cnoc agus isteach sa ghleann
5 verb socially, morally, etc INTRANSITIVEit shows just how far the country has descended léiríonn sé an drochbhail atá tagtha ar an tírI'd never descend to that level ní dhéanfainn rud chomh suarach sin 6 verb literary darkness, fog, etc INTRANSITIVEwe arrived at the house as darkness descended shroicheamar an teach agus é ag éirí dorcha, bhaineamar an teach amach agus é ag dul ó sholasa mist descended thit brat ceo 7 verb literary atmosphere, silence, etc INTRANSITIVEa strange silence descended on the room thit tost aisteach sa seomra 8 verb asset: by inheritance INTRANSITIVEthe land had descended to her son fágadh an talamh le huacht ag a macthe farm descended to her from her father d'fhág a hathair an fheirm aici
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in descending order

in ord íslitheach

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