hereupon

[ heer-uh-pon, -pawn ]

/ ˌhɪər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn /

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adverb

upon or on this.

immediately following this.

Nearby words

heretical, hereto, heretofore, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, hereward, herewith, hergesheimer, hergesheimer, joseph, hering

Origin of hereupon

First recorded in 1125–75, hereupon is from the Middle English word herupon. See here, upon

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Examples from the Web for hereupon

Mr. Slope hereupon did not look quite so satisfied as he had done.
Barchester Towers|Anthony Trollope
Hereupon Ctesippus complained that we were talking in secret, and keeping the feast to ourselves.
Lysis|Plato
Hereupon you opened the door, and ordered one of the lackeys who stood in the entry to bring you a glass of water and some sugar.
Goethe and Schiller|L. Mhlbach
Hereupon Tom felt an aching in his throat, and two tears trickled down his face.
Dust|Julian Hawthorne

Hereupon a fifth man rose, and laid hold of the arm amid much laughter.
Philosopher Jack|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for hereupon

hereupon

/ (ˌhɪərəˈpɒn) /

adverb

following immediately after this; at this stage

formal upon this thing, point, subject, etc

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