Whereupon

Definitions: Whereupon

Whereupon

Adverb

1. Closely following and in consequence of which; "the Japanese refused to import U.S. made cellular phones whereupon the U.S. imposed strict tariffs on Japanese exports".

2. Upon which; "the rock whereupon she stood".

3. In consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry".

Date "whereupon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonym: Whereupon

Synonym: whereat (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Futurity	From this time; henceforth, henceforwards; thence; thenceforth, thenceforward; whereupon, upon which.
Time	Hereupon, thereupon, whereupon; then; anno Domini; A.D.; ante Christum; A.C.; before Christ; B.C.; anno urbis conditae; A.U.C.; anno regni; A.R.; once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Whereupon

Specialty definitions using "whereupon": Ægeus ♦ Altar ♦ CA-Telon, Catiline's Conspiracy, Cooks ♦ Dendritic Web Technique ♦ Friar's Heel ♦ Hundred-eyed ♦ Lobster Sauce, Lord Thomas ♦ Pickwickian, Popefigland, pull-down menu ♦ Speaking Heads ♦ Zimri. (references)

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	Whereupon he switched to the field of medicine in which field he also won renown as the inventor of gargling. (In Old Mexico; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)
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	Neisseria gonorrhoeae was found through performing a differential diagnosis, whereupon, gram negative diplococci were observed extracellularly.Credit: CDC.		A macrogametocyte is a product of the erythrocytic life cycle. Both the male and female gametocytes can be ingested by an Anopheles sp. mosquito, whereupon, exflagellation of microgametocytes occurs, and the macrogametocytes are fertilized.Credit: CDC.
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Title	Author	Quote
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe	Douglas Adams
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	Whereupon I first unbuttoned my coat and pulled it off.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Lithuania	Arriving in Kaunas, the Soviet government's special envoy began implementing the plan for Lithuania's incorporation into the U.S.S.R. On June 17 the alleged People's Government, headed by J. Paleckis, was formed; rump parliamentary elections one month later were held, whereupon Lithuania was proclaimed a Soviet Socialist Republic on August 3. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ALTAR, n. The place whereupon the priest formerly raveled out the small intestine of the sacrificial victim for purposes of divination and cooked its flesh for the gods. The word is now seldom used, except with reference to the sacrifice of their liberty and peace by a male and a female tool. They stood before the altar and supplied The fire themselves in which their fat was fried. In vain the sacrifice! -- no god will claim An offering burnt with an unholy flame. M.P. Nopput
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"Whereupon" is generally used as a conjunction (subordinating) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Whereupon" is used about 278 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Conjunction (subordinating)	100%	278	17,541

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Language		Translations for "whereupon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		pas së cilës (whereat). (various references)

Arabic		‏من ثم (subsequently, thence, therefore, thus), ‏و هكذا, ‏عندئذ, ‏الذي عليه. (various references)

Bulgarian		след това (after, hereupon, later on, next, since, then, thereafter, thereat), къде (where, whither), върху какво, веднага след това (thereon, thereupon, therewith), на какво (whereon), при което (whereat). (various references)

Czech		nad èím. (various references)

Farsi		که درنتیجه ان , که برروی ان , روی چه . (various references)

Finnish		jonka perästä (after which), jonka jälkeen (after which). (various references)

French		sur quoi, sur quel, sur ce, après quoi (after what, whereafter, whereon). (various references)

German		woraufhin, worauf (on what, whereon), wonach (after what). (various references)

Greek		και τότε, με το οποίο (by which, wherewith), που (that, where, whereabouts), επί τίνοσ (whereon). (various references)

Hebrew		לרגל (because of, on the occasion of, owing to, spy), ואז, שעליו, על מה. (various references)

Hungarian		ami után. (various references)

Italian		dopo di che, a che. (various references)

Korean		그러자. (various references)

Manx		lesh shen (thereat, thereto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal), er shoh (hereby, hereto). (various references)

Pig Latin		ereuponwhay

Portuguese		sobre que (whereat), sobre o qual, no qual, em que (what, wherein), a respeito de que. (various references)

Romanian		dupã care (thereupon), şi dupã aceea. (various references)

Russian		где (where, whereabouts, wherever), на чем (whereat, whereon). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		posle čega. (various references)

Spanish		después de lo cual. (various references)

Swedish		varpå (whereat, whereon, whereson). (various references)

Turkish		ondan sonra (after that, afterwards, then, thereafter), bunun üzerine (hereupon, thereon, thereupon, therewith, upon this, whereat), bundan sonra (after this, anymore, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, hereafter, hereupon). (various references)

Ukranian		на чому, після чого (whereafter), де (where, whereabouts, whereas, wherein, wherever). (various references)

Vietnamese		về cái đó nhân đó, ngay lúc đó. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 14, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Oqen meq orkou wmologhsen auth dounai o ean aithshtai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Unde cum iuramento pollicitus est ei dare quodcumque postulasset ab eo
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ða be-het he mid aþe hire to gyfeneswa hwæt swa hyo hine bæde.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Wherfor with an ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir, what euere thing she hadde axid of hym.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Wherfore he promised wt an oth that he wolde geve hir whatsoever she wolde axe.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Upon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Matthew Chapter 14, Verse 7
Cebuano	nga tungod niana misaad siya uban sa panumpa nga iyang ihatag kaniya ang bisan unsang butang nga pangayoon niya.
Chinese	希律就起誓、應許隨他所求的給他。
Croatian	Zato se zakle dati joj što god zaište.
Danish	Derfor lovede han med en Ed at give hende, hvad som helst hun begærede.
Dutch	Waarom hij haar met ede beloofde te geven, wat zij ook zou eisen.
Finnish	sentähden hän valalla vannoen lupasi antaa hänelle, mitä ikinä hän anoisi.
French	de sorte qu`il promit avec serment de lui donner ce qu`elle demanderait.
German	Darum verhieß er ihr mit einem Eide, er wollte ihr geben, was sie fordern würde.
Hungarian	Azért esküvéssel fogadá, hogy a mit kér, megadja néki.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	sehingga Herodes berjanji kepadanya dengan sumpah bahwa apa saja yang ia minta, akan diberikan kepadanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Oleh sebab itu bersumpah janjilah Herodes akan memberi padanya barang apa yang dipintanya.
Italian	che egli le promise con giuramento di darle tutto quello che avesse domandato.
Manx Gaelic	Er shen ghiall eh lesh breearrey, dy choyrt-jee cre erbee hirragh ee.
Maori	Katahi ia ka mea ki a ia, oati rawa, kia hoatu ki a ia tana mea e tono ai.
Norwegian	derfor lovte han med ed å gi henne hvad hun vilde be om.
Portuguese	pelo que este prometeu com juramento dar-lhe tudo o que pedisse.
Rumanian	Deaceea i -a fqgqduit cu jurqmknt cq ki va da orice va cere.
Russian	РПУЕНХ ПО У ЛМСФЧПА ПВЕЭБМ ЕК ДБФШ, ЮЕЗП ПОБ ОЙ РПРТПУЙФ.
Shuar	"Ame Ashí wakeram nu seattia, Tímiayi. Nekasan amastatjai, Yussha iirui" Tímiayi.
Swahili	hata akaahidi kwa kiapo kumpa huyo msichana chochote atakachoomba.
Swedish	att han med en ed lovade att giva henne vad helst hon begärde.
Uma	Nakeni kagoe' -na rahi, mojanci pai' mosumpa-i hi toronaa toei, na'uli' -ki: "Napa-napa to nuperapi', bate kuwai' -ko!"
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# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "whereupon" (pronounced we"rupÄ"n or hwe"rupÄ"n)
5	-r u p Ä" n	thereupon.
4	-u p Ä" n	upon.
3	-p Ä" n	spawn.
5	-r u p Ä" n	thereupon.
4	-u p Ä" n	upon.
3	-p Ä" n	spawn.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-h-n-o-p-r-u-w"
	-1 letter: hereupon.
	-2 letters: euphroe, nowhere, whereon.
	-3 letters: erenow, hereon, nephew, opener, pereon, reopen, uphroe.
	-4 letters: enure, ephor, heron, hewer, honer, hoper, newer, ouphe, owner, phone, power, preen, prone, prune, puree, renew, rewon, rouen, rowen, rupee, wheen, wheep, where, whore.
	-5 letters: enow, erne, euro, ewer, here, hern, hero, hewn, hoer, hone, hope, horn, hour, howe, neep, nope.
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