No. 9,352 in French
descend
"Descend" means "to go down" or "to move from a higher position to a lower one."
In a sentence
Il descend les escaliers avec précaution.
He goes down the stairs carefully.
Here, 'descend' is used to indicate the act of moving downward physically, specifically down stairs.
La température descend rapidement pendant la nuit.
The temperature drops quickly during the night.
In this sentence, 'descend' describes a decrease in value, specifically referring to temperature.
Le soleil descend à l'horizon en fin de journée.
The sun sets on the horizon at the end of the day.
'Descend' is used here in a figurative sense to depict the sun's movement as it appears to lower in the sky during sunset.
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