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whereupon

whereupon

11 6.3
Right after that, something happens as a result
  • subordinating conjunction
  • /ˌwɛrəˈpɒn/
  • Formal
translation icon : tras lo cual
  • The team finished their presentation, whereupon the audience erupted into applause.

And she was so attractive that more often than not, they did say hello, whereupon Juliana just glided by.

Examples

  • The on-call manager met Sam and did a risk assessment, whereupon he was admitted immediately to the refuge.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Close down the road until the ambulance crew arrives, whereupon we should open a single lane of traffic and ease congestion.

    Hot Fuzz (2007)

  • "Whereupon he demanded more and more money, "until I eventually refused.

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

  • "Really?" I nod, whereupon he suddenly asks what the first sentence of the third act is.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "I have merely moistened them with this wine," he wrote, "whereupon they were bright with a yellow color."

    Academic text (2010)

  • The mother arrived in Warsaw without her child, whereupon the woman lost her sanity.

    Blog text (3)

  • And if you insist on anything more... you will only succeed in boring me... whereupon I shall leave you as I left Erasmus.

    The Raven (1963)

  • The first doctor prescribed chemotherapy, whereupon my mother canceled the scheduled follow-up appointment.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Harry Reid shocked McConnell by agreeing to have a vote right away, whereupon Mitch McConnell changed his mind, filibustering his own bill.

  • Lorenz Surgical was purchased by Biomet Inc. of Warsaw, Ind., in 1992, whereupon it quadrupled the size of its Jacksonville headquarters.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

then
vswhereupon
∞ 1.0

To show a result after something happens

specifies that the result follows immediately as a direct effect
afterward
vswhereupon
  • US
204 1.1

At a later time

marks an immediate resulting action that follows right after the prior event
subsequently
vswhereupon
  • Formal
113 4.8

After something else happens

means the event follows immediately and is caused by the earlier action
ensuing
vswhereupon
11 4.4

Happens immediately after something and is caused by it

links the prior action to its immediate result rather than naming the event
whereon
vswhereupon
  • Archaic
1 9.3

Immediately after which something happens

indicates immediate result without specifically marking clause use
upon the instant
vswhereupon
  • Archaic
8.4

Right after something happens

requires the immediate action to occur as a consequence of the previous event

Surface Forms

whereupon main

Morphology

whereupon = where (semi-transparent) = upon + where

The form is clearly 'where' + 'upon', but the specific fused sense 'immediately after which' is somewhat formal/idiomatic and not strictly compositional for all learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'upon' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Whereupon is made from where ('at which place or time') and upon ('on' or 'after'), so it literally means 'at that point'. That's why we use it to show one action happens and then immediately something else follows as a result.