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.
Examples of descend to in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For that, the celestial god descends to the indie planet, bossing around hit men in In Bruges, concierging for fellow nominee Adrien Brody in The Grand Budapest Hotel or going rogue in Iraq in The Hurt Locker.
—
Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
By feeding near the surface at night and descending to deeper waters during the day, the zooplankton make the carbon less accessible to bacteria and thus, less likely to resurface.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Photo : Danielle Atkinson/Dimensional Productions Dual staircases off an expansive terrace descend to the backyard.
—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
See all Example Sentences for descend to 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
By feeding near the surface at night and descending to deeper waters during the day, the zooplankton make the carbon less accessible to bacteria and thus, less likely to resurface.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Photo : Danielle Atkinson/Dimensional Productions Dual staircases off an expansive terrace descend to the backyard.
—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
See all Example Sentences for descend to
Dictionary Entries Near descend to
Cite this Entry
“Descend to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share