thereupon

American  

[thair-uh-pon, -pawn, thair-uh-pon, -pawn] / ˈðɛər əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn, ˌðɛər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn /

adverb

1. immediately following that.

2. in consequence of that.

3. upon that or it.

4. with reference to that.

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thereupon British  

/ ˌðɛərəˈpɒn /

adverb

1. immediately after that; at that point

   thereupon, the whole class applauded

2. formal upon that thing, point, subject, etc

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Etymology

Origin of thereupon

First recorded in 1125–75, thereupon is from Middle English ther uppon. See there, upon

Example Sentences

A steely silence thereupon settled over the dialogue between Quincy and Monticello for the following eight years.

From Literature

Holder will thereupon forfeit all rights to the AAirpass, without refund, and will return the AAirpass card and this Agreement shall terminate.

From The Guardian

Russian jets flew their first sorties over Syria on September 30, 2015, and the direction of the war thereupon reversed.

From Salon

But thereupon Éomer rode up in haste, and with him came the knights of the household that still lived and had now mastered their horses.

From Literature

Kamehameha thereupon prepared invasions of the last independent Hawaiian island, Kauai, whose chief finally reached a negotiated settlement with him, completing the archipelago’s unification.

From Literature

Related Words

• forthwith
• immediately