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descends upon

descends upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descend upon.

Meaning of descend upon

Verb

descend upon (third-person singular simple present descends upon, present participle descending upon, simple past and past participle descended upon)

  1. To make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
  2. To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly, especially in a manner that causes disruption or inconvenience.
    • My neighbour descended upon me just as I was walking out the door.
  3. To visit in large numbers, especially a public place.
    • This fall, millions of devout Muslims will descend upon Mecca, Medina, and Saudi Arabia's holy sites in one of the largest annual migrations in human history.2013, Laurie Gaarrett, Maxine Builder, The Middle East Plague Goes Global

Questions about descends upon

What is descends upon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Descends upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of descend upon.

Words near descends upon in the dictionary

  1. descendostomies
  2. descendostomy
  3. descends
  4. descends into the arena
  5. descends on
  6. descends upon
  7. descension
  8. descensional
  9. descensions
  10. descensive
  11. descensories

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