Meaning of descend upon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.
2. To make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
3. To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly, especially in a manner that causes disruption or inconvenience.
4. To visit in large numbers, especially a public place.

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Examples

“My neighbour descended upon me just as I was walking out the door.”

“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.”

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