This is the 9352nd most frequent French word.
descend
"Descend" means "to go down" or "to move from a higher position to a lower one."
Here, 'descend' is used to indicate the act of moving downward physically, specifically down stairs.
Il descend les escaliers avec précaution.
He goes down the stairs carefully.
In this sentence, 'descend' describes a decrease in value, specifically referring to temperature.
La température descend rapidement pendant la nuit.
The temperature drops quickly during the night.
'Descend' is used here in a figurative sense to depict the sun's movement as it appears to lower in the sky during sunset.