whereupon
conjUS /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ · UK /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/
Etymology From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.
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.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 289:
2
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:
4 more examples
- 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. 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 […]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
- whereat
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