whereupon
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
note: General American, Southern and Midland US
ipa: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/
ipa: /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/
rhymes: -ɒn
Etymology: From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.
Senses: examples: text: The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea
text: 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.
ref: 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 289:
glosses: After which, in consequence.
examples: text: the wet cliff whereupon he stood
text: My tender wife and children standing by, / Dewing the death-bed whereupon I lie.
ref: 1835, John Nichols, The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 158, page 495:
text: You see that the Apostle speaks as one who had distinct and certain knowledge of the grounds whereupon he was standing.
ref: 1846, John Clarke Crosthwaite, Alexander Watson, Practical sermons, by dignitaries and other clergymen, page 270:
text: 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, […]
ref: 1880, “Cassell's family magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 262:
text: 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 […]
ref: 1889, “Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 27, page 78:
text: […]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.
ref: 1907, Francis Bazley Lee, Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, volume 2, page 530:
text: The Democrats sent a very political and long response memo which they knew, because of sources and methods (and more), would have to be heavily redacted, whereupon they would blame the White House for lack of transparency. Told them to re-do and send back in proper form!
ref: 2018 February 10, Donald J. Trump, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2018:
glosses: Upon which.
Synonyms: sense: in consequence of which
word: whereat
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1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form