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to descend to
01
to display inappropriate behavior, contrary to what others would expect
Transitive: to descend to sth | to descend to doing sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
to
Base verb
descend
Present tense
descend to
3rd person singular
descends to
Present participle
descending to
Past simple
descended to
Past participle
descended to
Examples
The esteemed professor shocked his colleagues when he descended to making offensive remarks during the conference.
