whereupon

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
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/ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ · /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/ · /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/

Definition of whereupon

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

conj

  1. After which; in consequence; at which point.
    “The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea”
    “This was followed by his presenting his sable acquaintance with a fig of tobacco, whereupon, instead of thanking the donor in the usual way, the black signified his gratitude by throwing a spear at twenty or thirty yards' distance.”
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conj

  1. After which; in consequence; at which point.
    “The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea”
    “This was followed by his presenting his sable acquaintance with a fig of tobacco, whereupon, instead of thanking the donor in the usual way, the black signified his gratitude by throwing a spear at twenty or thirty yards' distance.”
  2. Upon which.
    “the wet cliff whereupon he stood”
    “My tender wife and children standing by, / Dewing the death-bed whereupon I lie.”
    “You see that the Apostle speaks as one who had distinct and certain knowledge of the grounds whereupon he was standing.”
    “Gradually, however, the white clouds resolved themselves into the snowy linen and coverlets of a bed whereupon he was lying, whilst the crimson light proved to be the effect of a blazing fire, […]”
    “He sprung from his bed, whereupon one of them had fired. He pursued them as they retreated, and they fled out of the house by the back door. Thereupon he returned to the bed, saw that his wife had been shot, and roused the servants […]”

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Etymology

From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.

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