Thereupon

//ˌðɛɹəˈpɑn// adv

adv ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Upon that; thereon. not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence. not-comparable

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afterafter allafterwardsconsequentlyergoex post facto

Example

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"Thereupon he let the cat out of the bag."

Etymology

From Middle English therupon, theruppon. Equivalent to there + upon. Compare German darauf.

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