thereupon en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌðɛɹəˈpɔn/ (General-American)
- /ˌðɛəɹəˈpɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌðɛɹəˈpɑn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English therupon, theruppon. Equivalent to there + upon. Compare German darauf.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Upon that; thereon.
Once John, being overtaken in drink on the roadside by the cottage, and dreaming that he was burning in hell, awoke and saw the old wife hobbling toward him. Thereupon he fled soberly to the hills, and from that day became a quiet-living, humble-minded Christian.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- (not-comparable) In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.
- (not-comparable) Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.
Relateds
whereover · whitherever · wheresomever · thisaway · whencewards · therewith · thenceforwards · whereforth · hereto · hereagainst · thereagain · thereunto · wherebeside · thereafters · whereinabove · hereabout · hereaway · thencefrom · whereout · wheremid · hereon · hereout · thereinafter · whereup · therehence · herewithal · whereof · hereinafter · wherewith · whereinsoever · thereabout · whereaway · therefrom · therefore · thereacross · hereof · hereabove · thereinto · wherealong · whenceafter · whyfor · thereanent · hitherwards · wherefore · thereinunder · — · whensoever · thitherto · thataway · hitherunto · howso · wherearound · theretofore · herewith · thereby · whereto · wherehence · thereamong · thenceout · heremid · whereinbefore · therethrough · herefrom · whereabouts · whereamongst · thereat · whereunto · henceafter · whereinafter · thereup · thenceafter · hereinbefore · hereforwards · hereamong · whereagainst · hereupon · heretofore · whenabout · thereover · thereinbelow · therefor · whysoever · whereamong · wherefrom · herebefore · thatwise · whatsomedever · hitherward · whatsoever · hereinsoever · herefor · whatso · thereinabove · whitherso · hereby · whereupon · whereat · therealong · therethroughout · therebefore · thitherward · herewithout · thereforth · wherethrough · wherebetween · howbeit · whenso · herewithin · wherebeyond · howsoever · thereabouts · whenceforward · hereinbelow · whyso · whatever · whithertofore · thereof · herefore · therearound · hereabouts · wherefor · hereforth · hereanent · whitherto · whencefrom · whereafters · whereinto · whereinunder · hereover · therebeside · hereafter · therewithal · whereinbelow · 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form · whencever · hereunto · wherebefore · thiswise · henceforward · thenceforward · whenas · hencefrom · hereafters · thitherinsoever · wherever · thereon · thereout · howsomever · howsomedever · thereagainst · whereabove · hereinto · hereinunder · henceforth · thereamongst · whenceward · thereaway · whenceforth · therebetween · whereby · whereon · therever · whereafter · henceforwards · wheretofore · thereto · whitherinsoever · wheresoever · whitherwards · wherewithin · whereso · whyever · whatwise · thereinbefore · therewithin · wherewithout · however · whereanent · hereforward · thereafter · whereabout · thitherwards · whatsomever · thenceforth · wherewithal · hereinabove · whenabouts · hereat · hereinelsewhere · whitherward · herethroughout · whenever · therebeyond · therewithout · hitherto · thereabove · herethrough · whensomever · wherethroughout · theremid · herehence · whereas · theresoever
Translations (22)
la deinde (following that/it) · cy gyda hyn (following that/it) · bg след това (following that/it) · sa अनु (following that/it) · de darauf (following that/it) · fi heti sen jälkeen (following that/it) · hu emiatt (therefore) · hu azután (following that/it) · es entonces (following that/it) · hu ezután (following that/it) · fr sur ces entrefaites (following that/it) · cy gyda hynny (following that/it) · mi kei reira (following that/it) · nl daarop (following that/it) · fi siten (therefore) · bg затова (therefore) · fr sur ce (following that/it) · bg после (following that/it) · grc ἔπειτα (following that/it) · fr là-dessus (following that/it) · cy felly (therefore) · fi sen jälkeen (following that/it)