(also nó descend upon)Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + prep) arrive in numberstransitiveaistreachcrowds of tourists descend on the island every yeartagann na sluaite turasóirí chun an oileáin gach bliain2 (v + prep) attacktransitiveaistreachfogha a thabhairt faoicmutroops descended on the areathug trúpaí fogha faoin gceantar→ descend