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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Pretty to see air of doubt and hesitation that hereupon comes over ingenuous faces on Opposition benches.
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The last canon hereupon passes into a general exhortation to right living, which forms a sixth part of the whole book.
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The presage is good, and hereupon I salute you King.
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A notification was hereupon conveyed to the two strangers that the Queen could not permit them to stay any longer upon the island, and a similar intimation was made to Mr. Moehrenhout.
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The Indians hereupon ordered me to return to the camping-ground; but, without heeding them, I set off at a full run towards the boat.
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