descend upon
English
Alternative forms
- descend on
Verb
descend upon (something or someone)
- to visit in large numbers
- 2013, Laurie Gaarrett, Maxine Builder, The Middle East Plague Goes Global:
- 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:
Translations
visit in large numbers
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