"whereupon" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [English]

IPA: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ [General-American, Northern-US], /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/ (note: General American, Southern and Midland US), /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-whereupon.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒn Etymology: From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wherupon}} Middle English wherupon, {{prefix|en|where|upon}} where- + upon Head templates: {{en-con}} whereupon
  1. After which, in consequence. Synonyms (in consequence of which): whereat Translations (after which): عِنْدَئِذٍ (ʕindaʔiḏin) (Arabic), след това (english: sled tova) (Bulgarian), després que (Catalan), depuis (Catalan), hvorefter (Danish), hvorpå (Danish), waarop (Dutch), jolloin (Finnish), après quoi (French), ezután (Hungarian), mire (Hungarian), amikor (Hungarian), amikor is (Hungarian), dopodiché (Italian), successivamente (Italian), al qual punto (Italian), quō (Latin), heoi (Maori), po czym (Polish), ao que (Portuguese), tras lo cual (Spanish), con lo cual (Spanish), varefter (Swedish), varpå (Swedish), därefter (Swedish), efteråt (Swedish) Translations (in consequence of which): вследствие на което (vsledstvie na koeto) (Bulgarian), amb què (Catalan), waardoor (Dutch), waarna (Dutch), joten (Finnish), sur quoi (French), aminek következtében (Hungarian), erre föl (Hungarian), al qual punto (Italian), dopo di che (Italian), al che (Italian), rentur (Latin), quo (Latin), ao que (Portuguese), do que (Portuguese), tras lo cual (Spanish), con lo cual (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-whereupon-en-conj-MxVSapka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with where-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with where-: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in consequence of which': 100 0 Related terms (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts Related terms (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter Related terms (again): thereagain Related terms (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong Related terms (before): herebefore, therebefore Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (between): therebetween, wherebetween Related terms (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore Related terms (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom Related terms (hence): herehence, therehence Related terms (in): herein, therein, wherein Related terms (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter Related terms (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore Related terms (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto Related terms (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore Related terms (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto Related terms (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal Disambiguation of 'abouts': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'after': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'again': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'against': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'among': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'before': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'beside': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'between': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'fore': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'from': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'hence': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in after': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in before': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'into': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'tofore': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'unto': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'withal': 72 28 Disambiguation of 'after which': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in consequence of which': 100 0
  2. Upon which. Related terms (upon): hereupon, thereupon Translations (upon something): hvorpå (Danish), jolla (Finnish), sur lequel [masculine] (French), sur laquelle [feminine] (French), amelyen (Hungarian), amin (Hungarian), amelyre (Hungarian), amire (Hungarian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout Related terms (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst Related terms (around): therearound, wherearound Related terms (as): thereas, whereas Related terms (at): hereat, thereat, whereat Related terms (by): hereby, thereby, whereby Related terms (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor Related terms (of): hereof, thereof, whereof Related terms (on): hereon, thereon, whereon Related terms (out): hereout, thereout, whereout Related terms (to): hereto, thereto, whereto Related terms (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder Related terms (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith Disambiguation of 'about': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'amongst': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'around': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'as': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'at': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'by': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'for': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'of': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'on': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'out': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'under': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'with': 0 0
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      "word": "con lo cual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "after which",
      "word": "varefter"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "after which",
      "word": "varpå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "after which",
      "word": "därefter"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "after which",
      "word": "efteråt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vsledstvie na koeto",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "вследствие на което"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "amb què"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "waardoor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "waarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "joten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "sur quoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "aminek következtében"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "erre föl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "al qual punto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "dopo di che"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "al che"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "rentur"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "quo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "ao que"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "do que"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "tras lo cual"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in consequence of which",
      "word": "con lo cual"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "word": "hvorpå"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "word": "jolla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sur lequel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sur laquelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "word": "amelyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "word": "amin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "word": "amelyre"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "upon something",
      "word": "amire"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whereupon"
}

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