descend to

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.

Examples of descend to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Novice freedivers can usually learn to hold their breath for over two minutes and descend to over 20 meters while professional freedivers can dive well deeper than 100 meters and hold their breath for well over 10 minutes. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In the Great Smoky Mountains, peak fall color typically begins on the highest peaks in early October before gradually descending to the lower elevations through late October and into early November. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026

Widder was one of the first women in her field and one of the first people to explore the ocean’s twilight zone, descending to 3,300 feet. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Educational information about cannabis lines the first walkway, leading to a small staircase descending to the fun zone. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for descend to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue