adv
Meaning 1
Upon that; thereon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
thereupon
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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General-American: /ˌðɛɹəˈpɑn/
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General-American: /ˌðɛɹəˈpɔn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌðɛəɹəˈpɒn/
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rhymes with -ɒn
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CMU ARPABET: DH EH2 R AH0 P AA1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English therupon, theruppon. Equivalent to there + upon. Compare German darauf.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: след това — following that/it
- Bulgarian: после (posle) — following that/it
- Dutch: daarop — following that/it
- Finnish: sen jälkeen — following that/it
- Finnish: heti sen jälkeen — following that/it
- French: sur ce — following that/it
- French: là-dessus — following that/it
- French: sur ces entrefaites — following that/it
- German: darauf — following that/it
- Ancient Greek: ἔπειτα (épeita) — following that/it
- Hungarian: azután — following that/it
- Hungarian: ezután — following that/it
- Latin: deinde — following that/it
- Māori: kei reira — following that/it
- Sanskrit: अनु (anu) — following that/it
- Spanish: entonces — following that/it
- Welsh: gyda hyn — following that/it
- Welsh: gyda hynny — following that/it
- Bulgarian: затова (zatova) — therefore
- Finnish: siten — therefore
- Hungarian: emiatt — therefore
- Welsh: felly — therefore
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