Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of descend upon.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. A contagious disease descended on the town.

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  2. The wolf was descending on its prey.

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  3. A swarm of locusts descended on the cornfield.

    ruРой саранчи опустился на кукурузное поле. — Balamax

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  4. The media descended on the story like locusts.

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  5. She seemed to be an angel descended on earth.

    ruОна казалась ангелом, спустившимся на землю. — Wezel

    deSie glich einem Engel, der auf die Erde herabgestiegen war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

descends on, descending on, descended on, descended on
Base formdescend on · to descend on
3rd person singulardescends on
Present participledescending on
Past simpledescended on
Past participledescended on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydescend on
he, she, itdescends on

Past simpleLesson

all personsdescended on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave descended on
he, she, ithas descended on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill descend on

Synonyms

1 synonyms
descend upon

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
derrydesalinationdescendB2descendantdescentC1describeA1
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