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upon reflection

upon reflection is the alternative form of on reflection.

Meaning of on reflection

Prepositional phrase

  1. After thinking about something
    • On mature reflection, I feel it would be wiser not to sell.

Questions about upon reflection

What is upon reflection the alternative form of?
Upon reflection is the alternative form of on reflection.

Words near upon reflection in the dictionary

  1. upon my soul
  2. upon my word
  3. upon one's legs
  4. upon one's speed
  5. upon pain of
  6. upon reflection
  7. upon the back of
  8. upon the books
  9. upon the by
  10. upon the carpet
  11. upon the heels of

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Adapted from Wiktionary: upon reflection (page history and authors); on reflection (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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