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"word": "act upon"
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"word": "Barrow upon Humber"
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"word": "Barrow upon Soar"
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"word": "Barrow upon Trent"
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"word": "Barton upon Humber"
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"word": "base upon"
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"word": "bear upon"
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"word": "Berwick-upon-Tweed"
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"word": "blow upon"
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"word": "Bolton upon Dearne"
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"word": "break a butterfly upon a wheel"
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"word": "break a butterfly upon the wheel"
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"word": "break a fly upon a wheel"
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"word": "break a fly upon the wheel"
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"word": "break upon the wheel"
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"word": "bring upon"
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"word": "build upon"
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"word": "Burton upon Stather"
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"word": "Burton upon Trent"
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"word": "butterfly upon a wheel"
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"word": "call upon"
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"word": "carry one's heart upon one's sleeve"
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"word": "cast one's bread upon the waters"
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"word": "chance upon"
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"word": "city upon a hill"
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"word": "come upon"
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"word": "come upon the parish"
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"word": "come upon the town"
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"word": "condescend upon"
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"word": "count upon"
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"word": "dance upon nothing"
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"word": "dawn upon"
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"word": "decide upon"
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"word": "descend upon"
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"word": "draw upon"
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"word": "dwell upon"
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"word": "fall back upon"
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"word": "fall upon someone's neck"
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"word": "fly upon"
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"word": "frown upon"
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"word": "hang upon"
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"word": "happen upon"
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"word": "have one's heart set upon"
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"word": "hereupon"
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"word": "hinge upon"
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"word": "hit upon"
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"word": "improve upon"
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"word": "keep one's head upon one's shoulders"
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"word": "Kingston upon Hull"
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"word": "Kingston upon Thames"
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"word": "Kingston-upon-Thames"
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{
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"word": "lay hold upon"
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"word": "lie upon"
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"word": "light upon"
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{
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"word": "look down upon"
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{
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"word": "look upon"
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{
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"word": "Newcastle-upon-Tyne"
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{
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"word": "Newcastle upon Tyne"
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"word": "once upon a time"
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"word": "out upon"
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{
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"word": "peace be upon her"
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"word": "peace be upon him"
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"word": "pig upon bacon"
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{
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"word": "pig upon pork"
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{
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"word": "piss be upon him"
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{
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"word": "pitch upon"
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"word": "play upon words"
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"word": "'pon"
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{
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"word": "prevail upon"
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{
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"word": "prey upon"
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{
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"word": "put one's foot down upon"
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{
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"word": "put upon"
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{
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"word": "put-upon"
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"word": "reckon upon"
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{
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"word": "reflect upon"
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"word": "rely upon"
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{
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"word": "Richmond upon Thames"
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"word": "round upon"
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"word": "run upon sorts"
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"word": "seize upon"
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"word": "set one's heart upon"
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"word": "settle upon"
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"word": "set upon"
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"word": "shame upon me"
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"word": "shed light upon"
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"word": "shit upon"
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"word": "Singapore-upon-Thames"
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"word": "sit-upon"
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"word": "sit upon"
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"word": "stack-upon-the-kill"
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"word": "stand upon one's dignity"
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"word": "stand upon one's terms"
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"word": "stand upon points"
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"word": "Stratford-upon-Avon"
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{
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"word": "stumble upon"
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"word": "swear upon"
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"word": "sweet upon"
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"word": "take it upon oneself"
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"word": "take upon oneself"
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"word": "thereupon"
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"word": "touch upon"
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{
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"word": "turn upon"
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{
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"word": "two upon ten"
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{
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"word": "upon a sixpence"
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{
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"word": "upon a stound"
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{
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"word": "upon a sudden"
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{
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"word": "upon my sivvy"
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{
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"word": "upon my word"
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{
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"word": "upon one's legs"
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{
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"word": "upon one's speed"
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"word": "upon pain of"
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"word": "upon reflection"
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"word": "upon the books"
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"word": "upon the by"
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{
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"word": "upon the carpet"
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"word": "upon the heels of"
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"word": "upon the instant"
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"word": "upon the matter"
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{
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"word": "upon the pad"
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"word": "upon the point of"
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{
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"word": "upon the square"
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{
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"word": "upon the strength of"
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{
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"word": "upon the tapis"
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{
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"word": "upon the whole"
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{
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"word": "upon the whole matter"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "upon the wing"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wait upon"
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{
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"word": "wait upon hand and foot"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Wath upon Dearne"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wear one's heart upon one's sleeve"
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{
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"word": "whereupon"
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{
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"word": "wish upon a star"
}
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "upon"
},
"expansion": "Middle English upon",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "uppon"
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"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "uppen"
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"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "upon"
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"2": "uppon"
},
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"name": "m"
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"2": "uppan",
"3": "",
"4": "on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to"
},
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"t2": "preposition"
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"name": "compound"
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"2": "upp"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic upp",
"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "á"
},
"expansion": "á",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "upp á",
"3": "",
"4": "up on, upon"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "uppå",
"3": "",
"4": "up on, upon"
},
"expansion": "Swedish uppå (“up on, upon”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "på"
},
"expansion": "Swedish på",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "på",
"3": "",
"4": "up on, upon"
},
"expansion": "Danish på (“up on, upon”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "på",
"3": "",
"4": "up on, upon"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian på (“up on, upon”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English upon, uppon, uppen, from Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up (“adverb”) + on (“preposition”). Cognate with Icelandic upp á, upp á (“up on, upon”), Swedish uppå (“up on, upon”) (thence Swedish på), Danish på (“up on, upon”), Norwegian på (“up on, upon”).",
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],
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"pos": "prep",
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Place the book upon the table.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1899, Hughes Mearns, Antigonish",
"text": "Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Physically above and in contact with."
],
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[
"above",
"above"
]
],
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{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕalā",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "عَلَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vra",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"tags": [
"with-genitive"
],
"word": "վրա"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "op"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "sur"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "sur"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "auf"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"alt": "+ gen.",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epí",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "ἐπί"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ál gabéi-",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "על גבי"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "-on"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "-en"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "-ön"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "-ra"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "-re"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "e",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "에"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ui wie",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "의 위에"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "oppå"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "për",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "پر"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "bânde",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "باندې"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "ponad"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "em"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "na",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "на"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "air"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "uppå"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "na",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "на"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "so"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 3 19 12 1 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "dissu"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The crew set sail upon the sea.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "She balanced upon one foot.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Physically directly supported by."
],
"id": "en-upon-en-prep-GfNnK2D2",
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "op"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "sur"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "auf"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "på"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "për",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "پر"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "bânde",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "باندې"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 79 18 1 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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"text": "hours upon hours, years upon years, mile upon mile of desert",
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"ref": "2023, Patricia Taxxon (lyrics and music), “DEDGDEDCEGEOGCGHCOCTOHOTHTHT”, in TECHDOG",
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"Requests for review of German translations",
"Requests for review of Ido translations",
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{
"word": "act upon"
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{
"word": "Barrow upon Humber"
},
{
"word": "Barrow upon Soar"
},
{
"word": "Barrow upon Trent"
},
{
"word": "Barton upon Humber"
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{
"word": "base upon"
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{
"word": "bear in upon"
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{
"word": "bear upon"
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{
"word": "Berwick-upon-Tweed"
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{
"word": "blow upon"
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{
"word": "Bolton upon Dearne"
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{
"word": "break a butterfly upon a wheel"
},
{
"word": "break a butterfly upon the wheel"
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{
"word": "break a fly upon a wheel"
},
{
"word": "break a fly upon the wheel"
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{
"word": "break upon the wheel"
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{
"word": "breathe upon"
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{
"word": "bring upon"
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{
"word": "build upon"
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{
"word": "Burton upon Stather"
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{
"word": "Burton upon Trent"
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{
"word": "butterfly upon a wheel"
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{
"word": "call upon"
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{
"word": "carry one's heart upon one's sleeve"
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{
"word": "cast one's bread upon the waters"
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{
"word": "chance upon"
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{
"word": "city upon a hill"
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{
"word": "come upon"
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{
"word": "come upon the parish"
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{
"word": "come upon the town"
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{
"word": "condescend upon"
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{
"word": "count upon"
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{
"word": "dance upon nothing"
},
{
"word": "dawn upon"
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{
"word": "decide upon"
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{
"word": "descend upon"
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{
"word": "draw upon"
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{
"word": "dwell upon"
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{
"word": "fall back upon"
},
{
"word": "fall upon"
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{
"word": "fall upon someone's neck"
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{
"word": "fly upon"
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{
"word": "frown upon"
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{
"word": "hang upon"
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{
"word": "happen upon"
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{
"word": "have one's heart set upon"
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{
"word": "hereupon"
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{
"word": "hinge upon"
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{
"word": "hit upon"
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{
"word": "improve upon"
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{
"word": "keep one's head upon one's shoulders"
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{
"word": "Kingston upon Hull"
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{
"word": "Kingston upon Thames"
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{
"word": "Kingston-upon-Thames"
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{
"word": "lay hold upon"
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{
"word": "lie upon"
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{
"word": "light upon"
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{
"word": "look down upon"
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{
"word": "look upon"
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{
"word": "Newcastle-upon-Tyne"
},
{
"word": "Newcastle upon Tyne"
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{
"word": "once upon a time"
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{
"word": "out upon"
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{
"word": "peace be upon her"
},
{
"word": "peace be upon him"
},
{
"word": "pig upon bacon"
},
{
"word": "pig upon pork"
},
{
"word": "piss be upon him"
},
{
"word": "pitch upon"
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{
"word": "play upon words"
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{
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{
"word": "prevail upon"
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{
"word": "prey upon"
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{
"word": "put one's foot down upon"
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{
"word": "put upon"
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{
"word": "put-upon"
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{
"word": "reckon upon"
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{
"word": "reflect upon"
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{
"word": "rely upon"
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{
"word": "Richmond upon Thames"
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{
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{
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{
"word": "seize upon"
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{
"word": "set one's heart upon"
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{
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{
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{
"word": "shame upon me"
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{
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{
"word": "shit upon"
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{
"word": "Singapore-upon-Thames"
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{
"word": "sit-upon"
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{
"word": "sit upon"
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{
"word": "stack-upon-the-kill"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "upon my word"
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{
"word": "upon one's legs"
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{
"word": "upon one's speed"
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{
"word": "upon pain of"
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{
"word": "upon reflection"
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{
"word": "upon the books"
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{
"word": "upon the by"
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{
"word": "upon the carpet"
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{
"word": "upon the heels of"
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{
"word": "upon the instant"
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{
"word": "upon the matter"
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{
"word": "upon the pad"
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{
"word": "upon the point of"
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{
"word": "upon the square"
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{
"word": "upon the strength of"
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{
"word": "upon the tapis"
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{
"word": "upon the whole"
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{
"word": "upon the whole matter"
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{
"word": "upon the wing"
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{
"word": "wait upon"
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{
"word": "wait upon hand and foot"
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{
"word": "Wath upon Dearne"
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{
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{
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{
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"text": "Place the book upon the table.",
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"ref": "2023, Patricia Taxxon (lyrics and music), “DEDGDEDCEGEOGCGHCOCTOHOTHTHT”, in TECHDOG",
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"word": "uppon"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "عَلَى"
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"code": "hy",
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"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
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{
"code": "cs",
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"word": "na"
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{
"code": "nl",
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{
"code": "eo",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"code": "de",
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"word": "ἐπί"
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{
"code": "he",
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"code": "hu",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "-en"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "-ön"
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "-re"
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"code": "ko",
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{
"code": "ko",
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"word": "의 위에"
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{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "për",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "پر"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "bânde",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "باندې"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "ponad"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "em"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "na",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "на"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "air"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "uppå"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "na",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "на"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "so"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "being above and in contact with another",
"word": "dissu"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "op"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "sur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "auf"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "på"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "për",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "پر"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "bânde",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "باندې"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "na"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "em"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "na",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "po",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "по"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "air"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "en"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "na",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "на"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "po",
"sense": "being directly supported by another",
"word": "по"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"note": "(uses the genitive or instrumental case)",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "bij"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "op het moment van"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "à"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "mit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "me",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "με"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "ved"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "për",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "پر"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "bânde",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "باندې"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pósle",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "по́сле"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "po",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "по"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "в"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "air"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "tras"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pislja",
"sense": "at a prescribed point in time",
"word": "після"
}
],
"word": "upon"
}
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