whereon

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UK/wəˈrɒn/UK/wɛəˈɹɒn//(h)weɹˈɑn//(h)weɹˈɔn/

adverb

On which, on what.

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whereupon
OriginMiddle English wheron ← Old English on ← Proto-West Germanic *ana →
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Meanings

adverbwhereon (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableOn which, on what.

    Florinda sate / Beholding Roderick with fixed eyes intent, / Yet unregardant of the countenance / Whereon they dwelt; in other thoughts absorbed, […]

    1816, Robert Southey, Roderick: The Last of the Goths, page 119
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    And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet haue troden, shall be thine inheritance, and thy childrens for euer, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 14:9

    But Black is the colour of my true love's hair. His face is like some rosy fair, The prettiest face and the neatest hands, I love the ground whereon he stands.

    c. 19th century, author unknown, Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)

    Synonyms: whereupon

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbOn which, on what.

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whereupon

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Germanic*hwaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*hwar
  5. Proto-West Germanic*hwār
  6. Old Englishhwǣr
  7. Middle Englishwher
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  9. Proto-Germanic*an
  10. Proto-West Germanic*ana
  11. Old Englishon
  12. Middle Englishon
  13. Middle Englishwheron
  14. Englishwhereon

Inherited from Middle English wheron, from wher + on. Equivalent to where + on.

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Translations

Bulgarian на който, на каквото
  • на който (na kojto)translation
  • на каквото (na kakvoto)translation
Dutch waarop
  • waaroptranslation
Finnish mille, mihin
  • milletranslation
  • mihintranslation
French au dessus de quoi
  • au dessus de quoitranslation
Hungarian amelyen, melyen
  • amelyentranslation
  • melyentranslation
  • (whereonto) amelyretranslation
  • melyretranslation
Spanish en donde
  • en dondetranslation
Swedish varpå
  • varpåtranslation

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with whereon

onjohnuponnonemonsongoneconwondonTaiwanronseandrawndawnlawnsalonTucsonwanswanGabonwithdrawnmontVaughan
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Anagrams

nowhere
Cite this entry
APA

whereon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whereon

MLA

“whereon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whereon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whereon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whereon.

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