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
But Mr. Raymond hereupon interfered, and said the fresh air was just the very thing that Isabel wanted, to which opinion the lady herself subscribed.
From The Doctor's Wife by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The teacher hereupon made a suggestion that seemed to satisfy everyone, and so the matter was settled.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland
Mr. Baron Bramwell hereupon made the following extraordinary remark: 'This Northern Reform Union is a purity society.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
But hereupon the question arises, "Are these two types of relations what Russell holds them to be, namely, ultimate and irreducible logical facts, unanalyzable categories—mere data for the thinker?"
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
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