descend to
phrasal verb
descended to; descending to; descends to
1
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.
2
: 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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Skilled workers from California and Florida are descending to the region to fill high-paying jobs once promised to locals.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Helicopters were descending to extract water from a campus pond.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Robb Report was invited to spend the weekend with him in Arjeplog, the tiny northern-Swedish town whose population swells fourfold each winter as the global car industry descends to test its secret new models on the area’s frozen lakes.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
Athletes were introduced atop one of its grand staircases and descended to battle in the Nave, with its majestic glass ceiling.
—Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Helicopters were descending to extract water from a campus pond.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Robb Report was invited to spend the weekend with him in Arjeplog, the tiny northern-Swedish town whose population swells fourfold each winter as the global car industry descends to test its secret new models on the area’s frozen lakes.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
Athletes were introduced atop one of its grand staircases and descended to battle in the Nave, with its majestic glass ceiling.
—Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Descend to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20to. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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