descend upon (English, verb)
expansion: descend upon (third-person singular simple present descends upon, present participle descending upon, simple past and past participle descended upon)
Senses:
glosses: To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.
To make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
glosses: To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.
To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly, especially in a manner that causes disruption or inconvenience.
glosses: To visit in large numbers, especially a public place.
Forms:
form: descends upon
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: descending upon
tags: participle
present
form: descended upon
tags: participle
past
form: descended upon
tags: past
form: descend on
tags: alternative