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English

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Pronunciation


Etymology

Early Middle English; compound word: up adverb + on preposition

Preposition

upon

  1. Being above and in contact with another.
  2. : Place the book upon the table.
  3. Being directly supported by another.
  4. : The crew set sail upon the sea.
  5. : She balanced upon one foot.
  6. At a prescribed point in time.
  7. : The contract was rendered void upon his death.


Translations

  • Dutch: op
  • Dutch: op

Adverb

upon

  1. Being the target of an action.
  2. : He was set upon by the agitated dogs
  3. Incidental to a specified point in time or order of action; usually combined with here-, there- or where-.
  4. : The clock struck noon, whereupon the students proceeded to lunch.


Derived terms


Category:English prepositions

fa:upon fr:upon io:upon it:upon ku:upon hu:upon ja:upon pl:upon simple:upon fi:upon ta:upon te:upon vi:upon tr:upon zh:upon

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Upon \Up*on"\, prep.[AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See
Up, and On.]
On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is
interchangeable. "Upon an hill of flowers." --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

Our host upon his stirrups stood anon. --Chaucer.
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Thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar.
--Ex. xxix.
21.
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The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. --Judg. xvi.
9.
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As I did stand my watch upon the hill. --Shak.
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He made a great difference between people that did
rebel upon wantonness, and them that did rebel upon
want. --Bacon.
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This advantage we lost upon the invention of firearms.
--Addison.
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Upon the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that
perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find
in Homer. --Pope.
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He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow.
--Sir. W.
Scott.
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Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from
aggression in my absence. --Landor.
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Note: Upon conveys a more distinct notion that on carries
with it of something that literally or metaphorically
bears or supports. It is less employed than it used to
be, on having for the most part taken its place. Some
expressions formed with it belong only to old style;
as, upon pity they were taken away; that is, in
consequence of pity: upon the rate of thirty thousand;
that is, amounting to the rate: to die upon the hand;
that is, by means of the hand: he had a garment upon;
that is, upon himself: the time is coming fast upon;
that is, upon the present time. By the omission of its
object, upon acquires an adverbial sense, as in the
last two examples.
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To assure upon (Law), to promise; to undertake.

To come upon. See under Come.

To take upon, to assume.
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Moby Dictionary
about , above , after which , against , anent , apropos of , as for ,
as regards , as respects , as to , atop , by , by dint of , by means of ,
by use of , by virtue of , by way of , concerning , en route to ,
headed for , hereby , hereinafter , herewith , in connection with ,
in contact with , in passage to , in point of , in re ,
in reference to , in regard to , in relation to , in relation with ,
in respect to , in transit to , in virtue of , of , on , on route to ,
on top of , opposite , over , over against , per , pertaining to ,
pertinent to , re , referring to , regarding , relating to ,
relative to , respecting , speaking of , thanks to , thereby ,
therewith , through , to , touching , toward , towards , up , up against ,
upon which , versus , vis-a-vis , whereat , whereby , wherefore ,
whereon , whereto , whereunto , whereupon , wherewith , wherewithal ,
with , with regard to , with respect to


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