1. (

• descend ,
• fall ,
• go_down ,
• come_down

) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" ;

2. (

• derive ,
• come ,
• descend

) come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" ;

3. (

• condescend ,
• deign ,
• descend

) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity ;

4. (

• fall ,
• descend ,
• settle ,

) come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" ;