whereon
/(h)weɹˈɑn/UK/wəˈrɒn/
whereon adverb: on which, on what.
Adverb
whereon (not comparable)
- On which, on what.
- And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet haue troden, shall be thine inheritance, and thy childrens for euer, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 14:9
- Florinda sate / Beholding Roderick with fixed eyes intent, / Yet unregardant of the countenance / Whereon they dwelt; in other thoughts absorbed, […]1816, Robert Southey, Roderick: The Last of the Goths, page 119
- Synonyms:
- whereupon
whereon meaning in Urdu
whereon in Urdu
- جہاں
Synonyms of whereon
Origin of whereon
Inherited from Middle English wheron, from wher + on. Equivalent to where + on.
Words that rhyme with whereon
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
Questions about whereon
- What does whereon mean?
- Whereon means on which, on what.
- What is whereon in Urdu?
- Whereon in Urdu is جہاں. See Whereon meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is whereon?
- Whereon is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce whereon?
- Whereon is pronounced /wəˈrɒn/ (UK).
Words near whereon in the dictionary
Source and license
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