"hereupon" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From here + upon. Spelled as two words before the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|here|upon}} here + upon Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} hereupon (not comparable)
  1. Immediately afterwards; at this. Tags: not-comparable Translations (immediately afterward; at this.): след това (english: sled tova) (Bulgarian), поради това (poradi tova) (Bulgarian), hierop (Dutch), tämän jälkeen (Finnish), heti tämän jälkeen (Finnish), par dessus quoi (French), härpå (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hereupon-en-adv-gNRAc-WH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Related terms: , henceafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, hencefrom, hereabout, hereabouts, hereabove, hereafter, hereafters, hereagainst, hereamong, hereanent, hereat, hereaway, herebefore, hereby, herefor, herefore, hereforth, hereforward, hereforwards, herefrom, herehence, hereinabove, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinbelow, hereinelsewhere, hereinsoever, hereinto, hereinunder, heremid, hereof, hereon, hereout, hereover, herethrough, herethroughout, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, herewith, herewithal, herewithin, herewithout, hitherto, hitherunto, hitherward, hitherwards, howbeit, however, howso, howsoever, howsomedever, howsomever, thataway, thatwise, thenceafter, thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thencefrom, thenceout, thereabout, thereabouts, thereabove, thereacross, thereafter, thereafters, thereagain, thereagainst, therealong, thereamong, thereamongst, thereanent, therearound, thereat, thereaway, therebefore, therebeside, therebetween, therebeyond, thereby, therever, therefor, therefore, thereforth, therefrom, therehence, thereinabove, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinbelow, thereinto, thereinunder, theremid, thereof, thereon, thereout, thereover, theresoever, therethrough, therethroughout, thereto, theretofore, thereunto, thereup, thereupon, therewith, therewithal, therewithin, therewithout, thisaway, thiswise, thitherinsoever, thitherto, thitherward, thitherwards, whatever, whatso, whatsoever, whatsomedever, whatsomever, whatwise, whenabout, whenabouts, whenas, whenever, whenso, whensoever, whensomever, whenceafter, whencever, whenceforth, whenceforward, whencefrom, whenceward, whencewards, whereabout, whereabouts, whereabove, whereafter, whereafters, whereagainst, wherealong, whereamong, whereamongst, whereanent, wherearound, whereas, whereat, whereaway, wherebefore, wherebeside, wherebetween, wherebeyond, whereby, wherever, wherefor, wherefore, whereforth, wherefrom, wherehence, whereinabove, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinbelow, whereinsoever, whereinto, whereinunder, wheremid, whereof, whereon, whereout, whereover, whereso, wheresoever, wheresomever, wherethrough, wherethroughout, whereto, wheretofore, whereunto, whereup, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal, wherewithin, wherewithout, whitherever, whitherinsoever, whitherso, whitherto, whithertofore, whitherward, whitherwards, whyever, whyfor, whyso, whysoever, 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
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          "word": "hierop"
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          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
          "word": "heti tämän jälkeen"
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          "word": "par dessus quoi"
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      "word": "thereamong"
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      "word": "thereanent"
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      "word": "therearound"
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      "word": "thereat"
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      "word": "thereaway"
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      "word": "therebefore"
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      "word": "therebeside"
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      "word": "therebetween"
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    {
      "word": "therebeyond"
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    {
      "word": "thereby"
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    {
      "word": "therever"
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      "word": "thereforth"
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      "word": "therehence"
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      "word": "thereinabove"
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    {
      "word": "thereinafter"
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    {
      "word": "thereinbefore"
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      "word": "thereinbelow"
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      "word": "thereinto"
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      "word": "thereinunder"
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    {
      "word": "theremid"
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      "word": "thereof"
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    {
      "word": "thereon"
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    {
      "word": "thereout"
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    {
      "word": "thereover"
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    {
      "word": "theresoever"
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    {
      "word": "therethrough"
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    {
      "word": "therethroughout"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereto"
    },
    {
      "word": "theretofore"
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    {
      "word": "thereunto"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereup"
    },
    {
      "word": "thereupon"
    },
    {
      "word": "therewith"
    },
    {
      "word": "therewithal"
    },
    {
      "word": "therewithin"
    },
    {
      "word": "therewithout"
    },
    {
      "word": "thisaway"
    },
    {
      "word": "thiswise"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherinsoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherto"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherward"
    },
    {
      "word": "thitherwards"
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    {
      "word": "whatever"
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    {
      "word": "whatso"
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    {
      "word": "whatsoever"
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    {
      "word": "whatsomedever"
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    {
      "word": "whatsomever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatwise"
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    {
      "word": "whenabout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenabouts"
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    {
      "word": "whenas"
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    {
      "word": "whenever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenso"
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    {
      "word": "whensoever"
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    {
      "word": "whensomever"
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    {
      "word": "whenceafter"
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    {
      "word": "whencever"
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    {
      "word": "whenceforth"
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    {
      "word": "whenceforward"
    },
    {
      "word": "whencefrom"
    },
    {
      "word": "whenceward"
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    {
      "word": "whencewards"
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    {
      "word": "whereabout"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabouts"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereabove"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereafter"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereafters"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereagainst"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherealong"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereamong"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereamongst"
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    {
      "word": "whereanent"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherearound"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereas"
    },
    {
      "word": "whereat"
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    {
      "word": "whereaway"
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    {
      "word": "wherebefore"
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    {
      "word": "wherebeside"
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    {
      "word": "wherebetween"
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    {
      "word": "wherebeyond"
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    {
      "word": "whereby"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherever"
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      "word": "wherefor"
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    {
      "word": "wherefore"
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      "word": "whereforth"
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      "word": "wherefrom"
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      "word": "wherehence"
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    {
      "word": "whereinabove"
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    {
      "word": "whereinafter"
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    {
      "word": "whereinbefore"
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    {
      "word": "whereinbelow"
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    {
      "word": "whereinsoever"
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    {
      "word": "whereinto"
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    {
      "word": "whereinunder"
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    {
      "word": "wheremid"
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    {
      "word": "whereof"
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      "word": "whereon"
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      "word": "whereout"
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    {
      "word": "whereover"
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      "word": "whereso"
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      "word": "wheresoever"
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      "word": "wheresomever"
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      "word": "wherethrough"
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    {
      "word": "wherethroughout"
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    {
      "word": "whereto"
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    {
      "word": "wheretofore"
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    {
      "word": "whereunto"
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    {
      "word": "whereup"
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    {
      "word": "whereupon"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewith"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithal"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithin"
    },
    {
      "word": "wherewithout"
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    {
      "word": "whitherever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherinsoever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherso"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherto"
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    {
      "word": "whithertofore"
    },
    {
      "word": "whitherward"
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    {
      "word": "whitherwards"
    },
    {
      "word": "whyever"
    },
    {
      "word": "whyfor"
    },
    {
      "word": "whyso"
    },
    {
      "word": "whysoever"
    },
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      "word": "1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form"
    }
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        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations"
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          "ref": "1650, Thomas Browne, “Of the Great Climactericall Year, that is, Sixty Three”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 4th book, page 187:",
          "text": "Laſtly, One way more there may be of miſtake, at that not unuſuall among us, grounded upon a double compute of the year; the one beginning from the 25 of March, the other from the day of our birth unto the ſame again, which is the naturall account. Now hereupon many men frequently miſcaſt their daies; for in their age they diduce the account not from the day of their birth, but the year of our Lord, wherein they were born.",
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          "ref": "[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):",
          "text": "Again, be it that some nocive or hurtful thing be towards us, must Fear of necessity follow hereupon?",
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          "ref": "1649, Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Divers Practicall cases of Conscience:",
          "text": "Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are fain to sooth up their many masters […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1693, François Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel (translated)",
          "text": "Hereupon it fell out, after the expiring of a scantling of weeks, that Master Carvel became as jealous as a tiger, and entered into a very profound suspicion that his new-married gixy did keep a-buttock-stirring with others."
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        "Immediately afterwards; at this."
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      "code": "bg",
      "english": "sled tova",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "translation": "sled tova",
      "word": "след това"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "poradi tova",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "word": "поради това"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "word": "hierop"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "word": "tämän jälkeen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "word": "heti tämän jälkeen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "word": "par dessus quoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "immediately afterward; at this.",
      "word": "härpå"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hereupon"
}

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