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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Photo : Danielle Atkinson/Dimensional Productions Dual staircases off an expansive terrace descend to the backyard.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
The pyramid functioned as an enormous calendar and was designed so that, on the equinoxes, the play of sunlight and shadow would create the illusion of a snake descending to Earth.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
On June 18, 2023, the Titan lost contact with the surface while descending to the Titanic wreckage.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
Photo : Marc Angeles Stairs from the rear deck descend to 60 feet of shoreline on La Costa Beach.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
The pyramid functioned as an enormous calendar and was designed so that, on the equinoxes, the play of sunlight and shadow would create the illusion of a snake descending to Earth.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
On June 18, 2023, the Titan lost contact with the surface while descending to the Titanic wreckage.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
Photo : Marc Angeles Stairs from the rear deck descend to 60 feet of shoreline on La Costa Beach.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Descend to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20to. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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