No. 4,173 in French
descendu
"Descendu" means "descended" or "went down."
In a sentence
Il est descendu de l'autobus à l'arrêt suivant.
He got off the bus at the next stop.
Here, 'descendu' is used to indicate getting off or alighting from a vehicle or mode of transportation.
La température est descendue en dessous de zéro pendant la nuit.
The temperature dropped below zero overnight.
In this sentence, 'descendu' describes the decrease or lowering of the temperature.
Nous avons descendu les escaliers rapidement.
We went down the stairs quickly.
Here, 'descendu' illustrates the action of physically moving downward, in this case, down the stairs.
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