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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American, Northern-US:/ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/
/ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/General American, Southern and Midland US
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/
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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