Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descend upon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
de-scend upon
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.

verb

To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.

verb

To visit in large numbers, especially a public place.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

descends upon (present, singular) descending upon (participle, present) descended upon (participle, past) descended upon (past) descend on (alternative)

Questions

What does descend upon mean?
To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.

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