descend

to move down from a higher to a lower place or position

bajar, descender

• descend from somewhere

Collocations descend the stairs · descend into a valley

• They descended the mountain path.

  Ellos descendieron el sendero de la montaña.

to come from a particular family or place in history, especially when this is famous or important

descender de

• descend from somebody

Collocations descend from royalty · descend from a famous ancestor

• He descends from a long line of poets.

  Él desciende de una larga línea de poetas.

to move the cursor down on a computer screen or document

mover el cursor hacia abajo

• descend to somewhere

Collocations descend to the next line · descend to a lower level in a document

• Press the down arrow key to descend.

  Presione la tecla de flecha hacia abajo para mover el cursor hacia abajo.

to move from a higher note or pitch to a lower one when playing music

descender en la escala musical, bajar de tono

• descend from somewhere

Collocations descend an octave · descend a scale

• The singer's voice descended to the lower register.

  La voz del cantante descendió al registro más bajo.