hereupon
Americanadverb
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upon or on this.
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immediately following this.
adverb
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following immediately after this; at this stage
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formal upon this thing, point, subject, etc
Etymology
Origin of hereupon
First recorded in 1125–75, hereupon is from the Middle English word herupon. See here, upon
Example Sentences
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Johnson hereupon summoned management and labor negotiators to the White House.
From Time Magazine Archive
Isabey hereupon assisted him; and, after the picture was finished and exhibited with success, procured him a purchaser, at the price of 100 Louis d'or.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
The heart-rending scene that ensues hereupon among the females cannot be adequately described.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
The bishop hereupon called together his flock, and, setting before them the example and teaching of their Lord, called on them to act up to it.
From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
And hereupon they fell to cooing again, as if they had been in the virgin forest instead of Osorio's drawing-room.
From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s
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