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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

descend on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of descend upon.
    • On a nearly a perfect spring Sunday many descended on Seattle’s Green Lake Park - walking, boating or catching up on lost time with loved ones. 2021, Kara Kostanich, To wear or not to wear? New CDC mask guidance causing confusion:
    • A coterie of aspiring Martians will descend on Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Aug. 3) for the first Million Martian Meeting. 2013, Tanya Lewis, Applicants for One-Way Mars Trip to Descend on Washington:

Forms

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descends on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
descending on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
descended on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
descended on Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

descend upon