"descend on" meaning in All languages combined

See descend on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: descends on [present, singular, third-person], descending on [participle, present], descended on [participle, past], descended on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} descend on (third-person singular simple present descends on, present participle descending on, simple past and past participle descended on)
  1. Synonym of descend upon Synonyms: descend upon [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-descend_on-en-verb-LVY7EaNY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

Inflected forms

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