Standard Lemma guide

whereupon

conj · 2 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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  • General-American, Northern-US: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
  • /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/ General American, Southern and Midland US
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒn
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH1 R AH0 P AA1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH W EH1 R AH0 P AA1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

conj

Meaning 1

After which; in consequence; at which point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

conj

Meaning 2

Upon which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the wet cliff whereupon he stood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِنْدَئِذٍ (ʕindaʔiḏin) — after which
  • Bulgarian: след това — after which
  • Catalan: després que — after which
  • Catalan: depuis — after which
  • Danish: hvorefter — after which
  • Danish: hvorpå — after which
  • Dutch: waarop — after which
  • Finnish: jolloin — after which
  • French: après quoi — after which
  • Hungarian: ezután — after which
  • Hungarian: mire — after which
  • Hungarian: amikor — after which
  • Hungarian: amikor is — after which
  • Italian: dopodiché — after which
  • Italian: successivamente — after which
  • Italian: al qual punto — after which
  • Latin: quō — after which
  • Māori: heoi — after which
  • Polish: po czym — after which
  • Portuguese: ao que — after which
  • Spanish: tras lo cual — after which
  • Spanish: con lo cual — after which
  • Swedish: varefter — after which
  • Swedish: varpå — after which
  • Swedish: därefter — after which
  • Swedish: efteråt — after which
  • Bulgarian: вследствие на което (vsledstvie na koeto) — in consequence of which
  • Catalan: amb què — in consequence of which
  • Dutch: waardoor — in consequence of which
  • Dutch: waarna — in consequence of which
  • Finnish: joten — in consequence of which
  • French: sur quoi — in consequence of which
  • Hungarian: aminek következtében — in consequence of which
  • Hungarian: erre föl — in consequence of which
  • Italian: al qual punto — in consequence of which
  • Italian: dopo di che — in consequence of which
  • Italian: al che — in consequence of which
  • Latin: rentur — in consequence of which
  • Latin: quo — in consequence of which
  • Portuguese: ao que — in consequence of which
  • Portuguese: do que — in consequence of which
  • Spanish: tras lo cual — in consequence of which
  • Spanish: con lo cual — in consequence of which
  • Danish: hvorpå — upon something
  • Finnish: jolla — upon something
  • French: sur lequel — upon something
  • French: sur laquelle — upon something
  • Hungarian: amelyen — upon something
  • Hungarian: amin — upon something
  • Hungarian: amelyre — upon something
  • Hungarian: amire — upon something
Real reading context

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