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whereupon

[ hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-; hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair- ]

/ ˌʰwɛər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn, ˌwɛər-; ˈʰwɛər əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn, ˈwɛər- /

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conjunction

upon what or upon which.

at or after which.

Archaic. upon what?

Origin of whereupon

First recorded in 1300–50, whereupon is from the Middle English word wherupon. See where, upon

Words nearby whereupon

wheresoe'er, wheresoever, wherethrough, whereto, whereunto, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal, wherret, wherrit

Example sentences from the Web for whereupon

Stittsworth sighed and gazed out the window, whereupon he noticed a male goat mounting a female goat with extreme vigor.

The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' |Penny Lane |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A boy kills a poacher, whereupon his father and grandfather argues about what to do.

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Gaedel walked on four pitches, whereupon he was replaced by a pinch runner.

Peter Worthington on Thinking Outside the Box |David Frum |May 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Whereupon I would have lost the single best witness to five or six of the most crucial years in Yates's career.

Blake Bailey: How I Write |Noah Charney |March 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Whereupon every woman between the shining seas gagged in unison: Achhhhh.

'Mom, Dad—I Need $96K' |Kathleen Parker |July 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Whereupon the court rose and left the room, looking justice itself.

'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany |Gerald Featherstone Knight
Whereupon she made a few quick revolutions, landing up against the granite base of the obelisk.

The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates
He immediately reported the matter to his superiors, whereupon the usual steps were taken.

The Day of Judgment |Joseph Hocking
The police were directed to punish the leader severely; whereupon the rest defended him and resisted the police.

Indian Boyhood |[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
The old man's amusing attempts to evade their vigilance are frustrated, whereupon he calls for assistance.

Authors of Greece |T. W. Lumb

British Dictionary definitions for whereupon

whereupon

/ (ˌwɛərəˈpɒn) /

sentence connector

at which; at which point; upon which

adverb

archaic upon what?