descend on someone

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• descend to someone's level — stoop/descend/to someone’s level phrase to behave in the same bad way that someone else is behaving Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: level …   Useful english dictionary

• descend to — des ˈcend to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they descend to he/she/it descends to present participle descending to past tense descended to …   Useful english dictionary

• descend — de|scend [ dı send ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to go down a mountain or slope, or to go downstairs: I descended into the valley. He slowly descended the stairs. a ) intransitive to come nearer to the ground: The airplane was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• descend from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend from : present tense I/you/we/they descend from he/she/it descends from present participle descending from past tense descended from past participle descended from 1) descend from someone/something… …   English dictionary

• descend on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend on : present tense I/you/we/they descend on he/she/it descends on present participle descending on past tense descended on past participle descended on a) descend on someone/something if people descend …   English dictionary

• descend/sink/stoop to someone's level — to behave as badly as someone who has treated you wrongly Despite my opponent s personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level. [=I refuse to behave as badly as he has by attacking him personally] • • • Main Entry: ↑level …   Useful english dictionary

• descend — verb 1 (I, T) formal to move from a higher level to a lower one: The plane started to descend. (+ from): He descended slowly from the railway carriage. | descend sth: Mrs Danvers descended the stairs. opposite ascend 2 (I) literary if darkness,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• descend — [[t]dɪse̱nd[/t]] descends, descending, descended 1) VERB If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level. [FORMAL] [V prep] Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar... [V n] She… …   English dictionary

• descend — de|scend [dıˈsend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: descendre, from Latin scandere to climb ] 1.) [I and T] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one ≠ ↑ascend ▪ Our plane started to descend. ▪ I heard his footsteps descending… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stoop to someone's level — stoop/descend/to someone’s level phrase to behave in the same bad way that someone else is behaving Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: level * * * stoop to someone s level see ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• level — lev|el1 [ levl ] noun *** ▸ 1 amount ▸ 2 standard/status ▸ 3 part/stage of system ▸ 4 floor in building ▸ 5 for checking if flat ▸ 6 particular height ▸ 7 way of understanding something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the amount of something, especially… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English