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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Upon reaching the top, the audio equipment plays a live or recorded call to prayer before descending to its resting position.
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2025
The American Eagle plane was descending to land around 9 p.m. when the military chopper was shifting from one flight path to another, a common move often performed in the airspace.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The scooper planes refill by descending to calm waters and skimming the water’s surface to load their tanks.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
In a world-first, the booster section reached the edge of space and then descended to be caught by two steel arms at the launchpad tower.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2025
The American Eagle plane was descending to land around 9 p.m. when the military chopper was shifting from one flight path to another, a common move often performed in the airspace.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The scooper planes refill by descending to calm waters and skimming the water’s surface to load their tanks.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
In a world-first, the booster section reached the edge of space and then descended to be caught by two steel arms at the launchpad tower.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for descend to
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“Descend to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20to. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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