descend upon

descend upon

English

Alternative forms

• descend on

Verb

descend upon (something or someone)

1. 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.

Translations

visit in large numbers