- On which.
- In close consequence of which: The instructor entered the room, whereupon we got to our feet.
Dictionary:
where·up·on (hwâr'ə-pŏn', -pôn', wâr'-) ![]() |
| WordNet: whereupon |
The adverb has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
closely following and in consequence of which
Meaning #2:
upon which
Meaning #3:
in consequence of which
Synonym: whereat
| Translations: Whereupon |
Dansk (Danish)
conj. - hvorefter, hvorpå
Français (French)
conj. - sur quoi
Deutsch (German)
conj. - worauf
Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - κατά τον οποίο, κατόπιν του οποίου
adv. - επί τίνος;
Italiano (Italian)
dopo di che
Português (Portuguese)
conj. - a respeito de que?
adv. - depois do que
Русский (Russian)
после чего, вследствие чего, на чем, где
Español (Spanish)
conj. - después de lo cual, con lo cual, sobre lo cual, entonces, en que, sobre que
Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - varpå, varefter
adv. - varpå, varefter, varför
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在什么上面
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
conj. - 在什麼上面
한국어 (Korean)
conj. - 무엇의 위에, 그래서, 게다가
العربيه (Arabic)
(حرف عطف) الذي عليه أو فوقه, من ثم, لذلك, التي عليها أو فوقها (ظرف) إذ ذاك, وعندئذ, ومن ثم
עברית (Hebrew)
conj. - אשר על כן, ומיד אחר כך, ואז, על מה, שעליו, כתוצאה מ-
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