descend to

phrasal verb

descended to; descending to; descends to

formal : to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died : to become an inheritance to

The estate descended to her from her grandparents.

: to lower oneself by doing (something)

She was desperate for money, but she would not descend to asking her friends for help.

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Commuters descending to underground platforms for the A, B and D lines (formally known as the Blue, Red and Purple lines) will enter into the testing ground for Metro’s 30-day pilot program, which went into effect on Tuesday, though the scanners will not run every day. —

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 The window in front of us looked out on the hill that descended to the pond. —

Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024 Then, during another Starlink launch on Aug. 28, a Falcon 9 first stage descending to toward landing crashed onto the deck of an off-shore drone ship. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024 The Super Heavy booster descends to be captured by mechanical arms on the rocket's launch gantry. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for descend to