upon

Examples

• All

• Broken stone walls once stood high upon a steep and barren hillside.

  Academic text (2011)

• I shall not speak to you this morning upon the Gospel for today.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• Once upon a time, there was a castle by the sea, -

  Rampage (1987)

• We met upon the level.

  The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

• All of this is founded upon a foundation of sand.

  Lex Fridman

• May God cause his face to shine upon you and give you peace.

  Harvard University

• Now that the season of storms is upon us, she performs this sacrifice each month.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Sometimes, walking in the country, one comes upon an abandoned flower garden overtaken by wildflowers.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The destructive winds provided Greensburg with a clean slate upon which the community could rebuild.

  Academic text (2011)

• The committee will meet upon the chairman's return to discuss future plans.

Synonyms

O

on

vsupon

∞ 1.0

Above and touching a surface, or taking part in an activity

emphasizes immediate timing after something rather than physical position

O

on the heels of

vsupon

36 4.0

Happening very soon after an event, often because of it

occurs immediately after without implying it caused the event

Idioms

W

to wish upon a star

• Baby Talk

4 6.3

To look at a star and make a wish hoping it will come true

B

butterfly upon a wheel

• Informal

9.9

An action much stronger than needed against something small and harmless

C

to cast bread upon the waters

• Archaic

9.9

Do something kind without expecting anything back, hoping it helps later

U

upon the instant

• Archaic

8.4

Right after something happens

U

upon the tapis

• Archaic

9.9

People discuss it in meetings or formal settings

Compounds

A

agreed upon

46 3.5

Decided together by all the people involved

D

dependent upon

31 3.4

Something else decides it, for example a condition like the weather

P

put-upon

7 7.2

Other people make someone do more than is fair

C

contingent upon

6 6.4

Dependent on a condition or on something happening

K

Kingston upon Hull

5.5

A city and large port in northern England, commonly called Hull

K

Kingston-upon Hull

4.9

A city and large fishing port in northeastern England known as Hull

N

Newcastle upon Tyne

3.4

A city and port in the northeast of England on the River Tyne

S

Stratford-upon-Avon

6.6

A town in central England on the River Avon where William Shakespeare was born and is buried

Surface Forms

Etymology