if, on top of a mountain, which would be the correct word to use in the following sentance!!! " shall we have tea before we descend/descent !!
regards
2007-04-07 01:42:31 · 19 answers · asked by R I P 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Descend.
One could say 'The descent was hard', but in the context you have, descend is the correct.
2007-04-07 01:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by joanna_jaunts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Descend is the proper word to use in this phrase.
Shall we have tea before we descend or you could say I will make my descent after Ive had my tea.
Just different tenses.
2007-04-07 10:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by missBambi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Descend, the other would only apply in this context:" following tea, we shall begin the descent"
2007-04-07 08:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by busterdomino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'descend' is a verb = to move from a higher to a lower place; to come down, to go down or to slope down.
'descent' is a noun = a way down; a down incline or slope but also the act or an instance of descending.
So... 'Shall we have tea before we descend?' or you could say, 'Shall we have tea before our descent (from the mountain)'
2007-04-07 12:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by Kikkaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Descend.
2007-04-07 08:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by kid 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Descend.
Descend is a verb and descent is a noun. It would also be possible to say: "before we make our descent".
2007-04-07 09:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Descend is the verb: We descended slowly through the snow fields to our base camp.
Descent is the noun: Our descent though the snow fields was precarious.
2007-04-07 08:59:43 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Descend means " to go Down"
Descent means "to fall"
It would be appropriate to use Descend
2007-04-07 09:13:42 · answer #8 · answered by Abhijit 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Descend would be correct. The other word would be use as such, shall we have tea before the decent. Or before our decent.
2007-04-07 15:45:29 · answer #9 · answered by alec A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
descent is the name of the action of descending: "I did try this descent".
descend is the verb: "I descend this mountain now"
2007-04-07 13:30:11 · answer #10 · answered by felipelotas1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋