whereupon
conjunction
- as a result of which
- on top of which
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Pronunciation: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ / /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/ / /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/
conj
Etymology: From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.
- After which; in consequence; at which point.
“The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea”
“This was followed by his presenting his sable acquaintance with a fig of tobacco, whereupon, instead of thanking the donor in the usual way, the black signified his gratitude by throwing a spear at twenty or thirty yards' distance.”
- Upon which.
“the wet cliff whereupon he stood”
“My tender wife and children standing by, / Dewing the death-bed whereupon I lie.”