whereupon

Related to whereupon: thereupon, whereon

where·up·on

(wâr′ə-pŏn′, -pôn′, hwâr′-)
conj.
1. On which.
2. In close consequence of which: The instructor entered the room, whereupon we got to our feet.
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whereupon

(ˌwɛərəˈpɒn)
sentence connector
at which; at which point; upon which
adv
archaic upon what?
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where•up•on

(ˌʰwɛər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn, ˌwɛər-;ˈʰwɛər əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn, ˈwɛər-)

conj.
1. upon what or upon which.
2. at or after which.
3. Archaic. upon what?
[1300–50]
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Translations
عِنْدَئِذٍ، بعد ذلِك، من ثَمَّ
hvorpå
amiremire
aî svo búnu
bunun üzerineondan sonradır ki

whereupon

[ˈwɛərəpɒn] ADV (frm or liter) → con lo cual, después de lo cual
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whereupon

hwɛərəˈpɒn] advà la suite de quoi
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whereupon

[ˌwɛərəˈpɒn] adv (frm) → al che, dopo di che
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where

(weə) adverb
(to or in) which place (?). Where are you going (to)?; Do you know where we are?; Where does he get his ideas from?; We asked where to find a good restaurant. waarheen أين، إلى أيْن къде onde kam, kde, odkud wo hvor πού dónde kus, kuhu کجا missä, minne איפה कहां gdje hol?, hová?, merre? ke mana, di mana, dari mana hvert, hvar, hvaðan dove どこで 위치를 물어) 어디에 kur kur di manakah waar hvor gdzie, dokąd onde unde куда; где kam, kde, odkiaľ kje, kam gde var, vart ที่ไหน nerede, nereye 何處 де, куди کہاں ở đâu 哪里
relative pronoun
((to or in) the place) to or in which. It's nice going on holiday to a place where you've been before; This is the town where I was born; It's still where it was; I can't see him from where I am. waar, van waar حيْثُ، حيثُما където onde kde wo hvor όπου, εκεί ή εδώ που donde (seal) kus, (sinna) kus که missä אֵיפֹה ש- जहां kamo, gdje ahol; ahova di tempat þar sem 〜するところの (관계 대명사) ...하는 바의 (장소) kur kur di mana waar der gdzie onde unde которыи; где kde kjer gde där, den plats där ที่ซึ่ง ...diği yer(d)e(n) (關係代詞)該處 де کس جگہ nơi mà 在...的地方
ˌwhereaˈbouts adverb
near or in what place(?). Whereabouts is it?; I don't know whereabouts it is. waar في أي مَكان، قُرْب أي مَكان откъде em que sítio / de onde é kde asi wo ungefähr hvor πού; dónde kus (kandis) جاى تقريبى missä päin היכן कहां u blizini, gdje hol? di mana hvar dove, どのあたりに 어느 곳(언저리)에 kur [] kur di mana waar hvor gdzież em que sítio unde; pe unde где kde asi kje približno boravište var någonstans, var ungefär ที่ไหน nerede, nereye, nerelerde, nerelere 靠近或在何處 де?; біля якого місця? کہاں ở gần nơi nào 靠近哪里
ˈwhereabouts noun singular or plural
the place where a person or thing is. I don't know his whereabouts. ligging, waar hy is مَكان وُجود الشَّخْص أو الشَّيء местонахождение paradeiro / onde / em que lugar místo pobytu der Aufenthaltsort opholdssted το μέρος όπου βρίσκεται κπ. paradero asupaik جاییکه olinpaikka lieu oû se trouve (qqn/qqch.) מְקוֹם הִימַצאוֹ पता-ठिकाना negdje, otprilike negdje hollét tempatnya berada dvalarstaður luogo 居場所 (사람, 사물의 대략적인) 소재, 위치, 거처 buvimo vieta aptuvena atrašanās vieta tempat seseorang berada verblijfplaats tilholdssted miejsce pobytu paradeiro locul cuiva/a ceva местонахождение miesto pobytu bivališče boravište uppehållsort, tillhåll, [jag vet inte var han] håller hus ตําแหน่งที่ตั้ง bulunduğu yer 下落 місце перебування کس مقام پر nơi ở 下落
whereˈas conjunction
when in fact; but on the other hand. He thought I was lying, whereas I was telling the truth. maar, in teenstelling بينَما، في حين أنَّ от друга страна enquanto zatímco wohingegen hvorimod ενώ cuando de hecho; pero aga (tegelikult), kuna aga در حاليکه kun taas tandis que בְּעוֹד שֶׁ- क्योंकि a zapravo jóllehet, pedig padahal en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. hins vegar, en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. aftur á móti mentre 〜であるのに ...임에 비하여, 실은 o tuo tarpu turpretim sedangkan terwijl mens ... faktisk/derimot podczas gdy enquanto în timp ce; când de fapt тогда как; хотя zatiaľ čo medtem ko dok medan däremot ในทางตรงกันข้าม oysa 但實際上 тоді як حالانکہ 面,却
whereˈby relative pronoun
by which. waarvolgens عن طَريق، بواسِطَة، وفِقا لِ чрез pelo qual čímž, pomocí čeho durch welche/n/s hvorved με τον οποίο por el/la/lo cual mille abil توسط jonka avulla par quoi; par quel moyen... לְפִיו जिससे pri čemu ami által oleh apa með/samkvæmt hverju (da che cosa), (per mezzo di che cosa) それによって〜するところの (그것에 의하여) ...하는 su kurio pagalba ar ko; kā yang dengannya waarmee hvorved za pomocą którego pelo qual prin care посредством чего čím, pomocou čoho s čimer pomoću čega varigenom, varmed โดยทาง ki bununla, ki onun vasıtasıyla (關係代詞)透過該事物 біля чого?; за допомогою чого? کس بات سے nhờ đó 靠什么
ˌwhereuˈpon conjunction
at or after which time, event etc. He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him. en toe عِنْدَئِذٍ، بعد ذلِك، من ثَمَّ след това em consequência načež worauf hvorpå οπότε και, και πάνω εκεί después de lo cual misjärel که در نتيجه ان minkä johdosta après quoi; et sur ce וְאָז किसपर, जिसपर našto, zbog čega (a)mire kemudian, sesudah mana, lalu að svo búnu (al che), (dopo di che) そこで 그래서 po to pēc kā; uz ko lalu, maka waarop, waarna deretter, hvorpå po czym em consequência după care после чего; тогда na čo nakar posle čega varpå, varefter หลังจากที่ ondan sonradır ki, bunun üzerine 因此,於是 після чого; внаслідок чого اس کے بعد và rồi thì 因此,于是
wherˈever relative pronoun
1. no matter where. I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you. waar jy ook al حَيْثُما، أيْنَما навсякъде където seja onde for que / não importa onde / por toda a parte onde kamkoli, kdekoli wo auch immer hvorend; ligegyldigt hvor οπουδήποτε (a)donde quiera que..., esté donde esté... kus iganes, kuhu iganes هرکجا missä tahansa n'importe/partout oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां कहीं gdje god akárhol, bárhol; bárhova di mana saja hvert sem, hvar sem dovunque どこに〜しようとも 어디에(어디로) ...하든지 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar ... ook hvor som helst, hvor ... enn dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek seja onde for que oriunde в любом месте; где бы ни было kamkoľvek, kdekoľvek kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ไม่ว่าที่ใดก็ตาม (her) nerede/nereye/neresi ...-se 無論何處 де б не; куди б не جہاں بھی bất cứ nơi nào 无论在哪里
2. (to or in) any place that. Go wherever he tells you to go. waar ook al أيْنَما، أي مَكان навсякъде para onde tam kam, tam kde ganz gleich wo hvor som helst όπου adonde, donde ükskõik kus, ükskõik kuhu هرجا minne hyvänsä בְּכָל/לְכָל מָקוֹם कहीं भी kamo god ahova csak ke mana saja hvert sem dovunque 〜するところならどこでも ...하는 곳은 어디라도 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar ... ook hvorhen dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek para onde (acolo) unde куда бы ни tam, kam / kde kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ที่ใดก็ตาม her nereye/nerede 任何地方 де б не; куди б не جس جگہ بھی bất cứ nơi nào 任何地方
adverb
(also where ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc. Wherever did she get that hat? waar op aarde تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التَّعَجُّب والمُفاجأه بِمَعْنى: أين؟ откъде onde kde proboha wo (denn) nur hvor i alverden που στην ευχή; dónde kustkohast (ometi) هرکجا missä ihmeestä mais oû donc אֵיפֶה שֶׁלא יִהיֶה कहां gdje li hova? dari mana hvar (í ósköpunum) (dove mai/diamine) 一体どこで 도대체 어디서 kurgi kur gan dari mana waar ... in godsnaam hvor i all verden gdzież onde oare de unde где kde, preboha kje neki gde li var (vart) i all sin dar (världen) ...? ใช้ในการถามแสดงความแปลกใจ nereden, nereye, nerede 究竟在哪裡 де тільки? کہاں سے ở đâu 究竟在哪里
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But the creatures ran off a second time, before I could seize them; whereupon there was a great shout in a very shrill accent, and after it ceased I heard one of them cry aloud TOLGO PHONAC; when in an instant I felt above a hundred arrows discharged on my left hand, which, pricked me like so many needles; and besides, they shot another flight into the air, as we do bombs in Europe, whereof many, I suppose, fell on my body,
But I should have mentioned, that before the principal person began his oration, he cried out three times, LANGRO DEHUL SAN (these words and the former were afterwards repeated and explained to me); whereupon, immediately, about fifty of the inhabitants came and cut the strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of him that was to speak.
Whereupon the slave was pardoned and freed, and the Lion let loose to his native forest.
"What have I done, uncle?" he said piteously; whereupon the magician said more kindly: "Fear nothing, but obey me.
"Hadst thou offered me a thousand pounds, false prior," said the Knight, "thou wouldst not have got an inch of my land." Then turning to where his men-at-arms stood near the door, he called, "Come hither," and beckoned with his finger; whereupon the tallest of them all came forward and handed him a long leathern bag.
Whereupon being not a little discomforted, we were advising with ourselves what we should do.
I was so foolish as to persist, begging to know why, then, they were not made in two equal pieces; whereupon I was shunned.
He had been unwilling to go to bed and had made a scene; whereupon she had taken charge of him and pacified him as well as she could.
Whereupon, this accomplished swordsman, warning all hands to stand off, once more makes a scientific dash at the mass, and with a few sidelong, desperate, lunging slicings, severs it completely in twain; so that while the short lower part is still fast, the long upper strip, called a blanket-piece, swings clear, and is all ready for lowering.
Factious followers are worse to be liked, which follow not upon affection to him, with whom they range themselves, but upon discontentment conceived against some other; whereupon commonly ensueth that ill intelligence, that we many times see between great personages.
Francois followed him up, whereupon he again retreated.
Gradually, however, ill health put an end to the young man's university course; whereupon Bwikov introduced and personally recommended him to Anna Thedorovna, and he came to lodge with her on condition that he taught Sasha whatever might be required of him.