whereupon
Syllables: where·upon/ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn//ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
whereupon conjunction: after which; in consequence; at which point.
Conjunction
whereupon
- 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.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 289
- Synonyms:
- whereat
- Upon which.
- the wet cliff whereupon he stood
- My tender wife and children standing by, / Dewing the death-bed whereupon I lie.1835, John Nichols, The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 158, page 495
whereupon meaning in Urdu, Telugu, Malayalam and Arabic
whereupon in Urdu
- کس پر, تب
whereupon in Telugu
- whereupon
- ఎందుమీద endumīda
whereupon in Malayalam
- ഏതുനിമിത്തം, എന്തുകൊണ്ട്, അതിൽപ്പിന്നെ
whereupon in Arabic
- after which
- عِنْدَئِذٍ ʕindaʔiḏin
Examples of whereupon in a sentence
- You see that the Apostle speaks as one who had distinct and certain knowledge of the grounds whereupon he was standing.1846, John Clarke Crosthwaite, Alexander Watson, Practical sermons, by dignitaries and other clergymen, page 270:
- 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, […]1880, “Cassell's family magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 262:
- He sprung from his bed, whereupon one of them had fired.1889, “Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 27, page 78:
- […]could take no rest except such as he obtained by supporting himself on his knees and elbows, being unable to suffer any part of his body to touch the bed whereupon he lay.1907, Francis Bazley Lee, Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, volume 2, page 530:
Synonyms of whereupon
Origin of whereupon
From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.
Words that rhyme with whereupon
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
- 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
- Sir John
Questions about whereupon
- What does whereupon mean?
- Whereupon means after which; in consequence; at which point.
- What is whereupon in Urdu?
- Whereupon in Urdu is کس پر, تب. See Whereupon meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use whereupon in a sentence?
- You see that the Apostle speaks as one who had distinct and certain knowledge of the grounds whereupon he was standing.
- What part of speech is whereupon?
- Whereupon is a conjunction.
- How do you pronounce whereupon?
- Whereupon is pronounced /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ (US).
Words near whereupon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: whereupon (page history and authors); whereupon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఎందుమీద (Telugu) (page history and authors); whereupon (Malayalam Wiktionary) (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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