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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About three minutes after the pilot was told to descend to 4,000 feet at his discretion, the autopilot disengaged at 99 knots, then dropped within seconds to 70 knots and was at about 3,100 feet, the report says.
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration and police in Arizona are investigating multiple skydiving incidents that have left three skydivers dead in the last two months after complications while descending to the ground.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s no pool, but paths below the lighthouse descend to two swimming coves, one of which is pretty much guaranteed to be sheltered from the prevailing wind (the easterly cove also has a small landing area that allows for arrival by boat, weather permitting).
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Once the Dragon eventually descended to a cruising altitude of 435 miles above Earth, the crew members conducted a historic spacewalk two days into the mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration and police in Arizona are investigating multiple skydiving incidents that have left three skydivers dead in the last two months after complications while descending to the ground.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s no pool, but paths below the lighthouse descend to two swimming coves, one of which is pretty much guaranteed to be sheltered from the prevailing wind (the easterly cove also has a small landing area that allows for arrival by boat, weather permitting).
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Once the Dragon eventually descended to a cruising altitude of 435 miles above Earth, the crew members conducted a historic spacewalk two days into the mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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 25 May. 2025.
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