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

Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft descending to around 500 feet before climbing back to approximately 1,500 feet within a short span, FOX 43 reported. —Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

On arrival, spa guests choose from local herbs (rosemary and lemongrass among them) and sip a tea from their selection before descending to treatment areas. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026

During the lunar landings, the Orion capsule and moon lander will launch separately and dock in lunar orbit before the astronauts descend to the moon’s surface. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

But at night, desert animals descend to the Rio Grande for water. —Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for descend to

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