Meanings
- not comparableUpon that; thereon.
Once John, being overtaken in drink on the roadside by the cottage, and dreaming that he was burning in hell, awoke and saw the old wife hobbling toward him. Thereupon he fled soberly to the hills, and from that day became a quiet-living, humble-minded Christian.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide - not comparableIn consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishtherupon
- Englishthereupon
From Middle English therupon, theruppon. Equivalent to there + upon. Compare German darauf.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἔπειτα
- ἔπειτα (épeita)following that/it
Bulgarian затова, след това
- затова (zatova)therefore
- след товаfollowing that/it
- после (posle)following that/it
Dutch daarop
- daaropfollowing that/it
Finnish siten, sen jälkeen
- sitentherefore
- sen jälkeenfollowing that/it
- heti sen jälkeenfollowing that/it
French sur ce, là-dessus
- sur cefollowing that/it
- là-dessusfollowing that/it
- sur ces entrefaitesfollowing that/it
German darauf
- darauffollowing that/it
Hungarian emiatt, azután
- emiatttherefore
- azutánfollowing that/it
- ezutánfollowing that/it
Latin deinde
- deindefollowing that/it
Māori kei reira
- kei reirafollowing that/it
Spanish entonces
- entoncesfollowing that/it
Welsh felly, gyda hyn
- fellytherefore
- gyda hynfollowing that/it
- gyda hynnyfollowing that/it
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thereupon
All rhymes →Cite this entry
thereupon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereupon
“thereupon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereupon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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