thereon
Americanadverb
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on or upon that or it.
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immediately after that; thereupon.
adverb
Usage
What does thereon mean? Thereon means on the thing that was just mentioned, as in The cap should be positioned above the container before being placed thereon (translation: The cap should be positioned above the container before being placed on it). Thereon is formal and is often used in legal language. It can also mean immediately after the thing just mentioned, as in When the jury is assembled, the trial should proceed thereon. The word thereupon can be used as a synonym for both senses of thereon. Example: The book is about the introduction of the printing press in Europe and the effects thereon.
Etymology
Origin of thereon
before 900; Middle English ther on, Old English thǣron. See there, on
Example Sentences
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Thereon hang a few of his vividly colorful paintings combining abstraction and scabrous cartoon imagery.
From New York Times • May 14, 2015
Thereon Squat the three witches, pond'ring a takeoff.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thereon the Earl said:—"Don't wake her up, Gwennie."
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
Thereon his final goal to find, He lighted off his war-horse good And let him wander as he would, When he had eased him of his gear; Then gathering heart against his fear.
From The Earthly Paradise A Poem by Morris, William
Thereon Fielding rang the bell and ordered the head-constable, who with his men was keeping guard over the premises, to be brought to him.
From The Wayfarers by Snaith, J. C.
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