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upon

[uh-pon, uh-pawn]

preposition

  1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on.

    He climbed upon his horse and rode off.

  2. in an elevated position on.

    There is a television antenna upon every house in the neighborhood.

  3. in or into complete or approximate contact with, as an attacker or an important or pressing occasion.

    The enemy was upon us and our soldiers had little time to escape. The Christmas holiday will soon be upon us and we have hardly begun to buy gifts. The time to take action is upon us.

  4. immediately or very soon after.

    She went into mourning upon her husband's death.

  5. on the occasion of.

    She was joyful upon seeing her child take his first steps.

  6. on (in any of various senses, used as an equivalent of on with no added idea of ascent or elevation, and preferred in certain cases only for euphonic or metrical reasons).

    He swore upon his honor as a gentleman.



upon

/ əˈɒ /

preposition

  1. another word for on

  2. indicating a position reached by going up

    climb upon my knee

  3. imminent for

    the weekend was upon us again

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of upon1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; up (adverb) + on (preposition)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of upon1

C13: from up + on
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Idioms and Phrases

see act on (upon); call on (upon); chance on (upon); come across (upon); come on (upon); count on (upon); dawn on (upon); dwell on (upon); enter on (upon); fall back on (upon); fall on (upon); grow on (upon); hard on (upon); hit on (upon); incumbent upon; light on (upon); once upon a time; pitch on (upon); play on (upon); put upon; seize on (upon); set at (upon); take it upon oneself; wait on (upon); weigh on (upon); work on (upon).
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Example Sentences

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Upon finding his car, officials discovered five more firearms including assault-style rifles, large quantities of ammunition and a list of more than 45 Minnesota state and federal elected officials, including Melissa Hortman.

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They asserted that the law treats “some religions better than others” based upon “their perceived level of religiosity.”

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A top score of 28 in six innings will surely be improved upon this summer, but England will be more than aware that four of Gill's dismissals in the UK have been either caught behind by the keeper or in the slip cordon.

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Critics also have seized upon Sheinbaum’s comments last month — weeks before the L.A. protests — calling on Mexicans in the United States to “mobilize” against a planned U.S. tax on cash transfers to Mexico.

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A few minutes later, though, we stumble upon her kryptonite.

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