Standard Lemma guide

thereon

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ðɛəˈɹɒn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: thâr-ŏn′
  • General-American: -ôn′
  • /ðeɹˈɑn/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ðeɹˈɔn/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ðɛɹˈɑn/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ðɛɹˈɔn/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • rhymes with -ɒn
  • rhymes with -ɔːn
  • CMU ARPABET: DH EH0 R AO1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

On that: on (top of) it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: thereover, thereabove

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thereupon, thereover, thereabove

Antonyms: thereunder, therebeneath

2

adv

Meaning 2

About that: about it (concerning it, regarding it).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thereupon, thereabout

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

on that

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • text and commentary thereon

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on it, on that

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old English þǣron, equivalent to there + on.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: в това отношение (v tova otnošenie) — within this content or context
  • Chinese Mandarin: 在其上 — within this content or context
  • Chinese Mandarin: 隨即 /随即 (suíjí) — within this content or context
  • Dutch: daarop — within this content or context
  • Finnish: siihen — within this content or context
  • French: jusque-là — within this content or context
  • German: daran — within this content or context
  • Hungarian: rajta — within this content or context
  • Hungarian: azon — within this content or context
  • Japanese: そのうえに — within this content or context
  • Japanese: そこで直ちに (soko de nochi ni) — within this content or context
  • Japanese: それに関して (sore ni kanshite) — within this content or context
  • Korean: 그 위에 (geu wie) — within this content or context
  • Korean: 그 후 즉시 (geu hu jeuksi) — within this content or context
  • Spanish: al respecto — within this content or context
  • Swedish: därom — within this content or context
  • Swedish: därpå — within this content or context