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upon
[ uh-pon, uh-pawn ]
preposition
- up and on; upward so as to get or be on:
He climbed upon his horse and rode off.
- in an elevated position on:
There is a television antenna upon every house in the neighborhood.
- in or into complete or approximate contact with, as an attacker or an important or pressing occasion:
The enemy was upon us and our soldiers had little time to escape. The Christmas holiday will soon be upon us and we have hardly begun to buy gifts. The time to take action is upon us.
- immediately or very soon after:
She went into mourning upon her husband's death.
- on the occasion of:
She was joyful upon seeing her child take his first steps.
- on (in any of various senses, used as an equivalent of on with no added idea of ascent or elevation, and preferred in certain cases only for euphonic or metrical reasons):
He swore upon his honor as a gentleman.
upon
/ əˈɒ /
preposition
- another word for on
- indicating a position reached by going up
climb upon my knee
- imminent for
the weekend was upon us again
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of upon1
Idioms and Phrases
see act on (upon) ; call on (upon) ; chance on (upon) ; come across (upon) ; come on (upon) ; count on (upon) ; dawn on (upon) ; dwell on (upon) ; enter on (upon) ; fall back on (upon) ; fall on (upon) ; grow on (upon) ; hard on (upon) ; hit on (upon) ; incumbent upon ; light on (upon) ; once upon a time ; pitch on (upon) ; play on (upon) ; put upon ; seize on (upon) ; set at (upon) ; take it upon oneself ; wait on (upon) ; weigh on (upon) ; work on (upon) .Example Sentences
"The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal has never before faced such restrictions to its water supply or had to pay for the water it needs to stay open for the public to enjoy and for the nature that depends upon it to thrive," he said.
He put a 10% tariff on nearly every country in the world and added even more on a number of them based upon a goofy formula that reflected false assumptions at best or Trump's personal whims at worst.
Canada has come to believe that Trump is actually serious about wanting to annex their country and is intent upon collapsing their economy in order to make that happen.
For the better part of two decades, the Angels and the city of Anaheim have discussed, debated and twice agreed upon plans to enhance the stadium and secure the team’s future there.
“It was surprise upon surprise upon surprise, and then it turned into frustration and, eventually, anger,” his father, Nan Zhong, told The Times in a recent interview.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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