Thereupon he let the cat out of the bag.
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Thereupon
//ˌðɛɹəˈpɑn//
Synonyms for "thereupon" (16 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 12 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἔπειτα adv (following that/it)
Bulgarian
3 entries- затова adv (therefore)
- после adv (following that/it)
- след това adv (following that/it)
Dutch
1 entries- daarop adv (following that/it)
Finnish
3 entries- heti sen jälkeen adv (following that/it)
- sen jälkeen adv (following that/it)
- siten adv (therefore)
French
3 entries- là-dessus adv (following that/it)
- sur ce adv (following that/it)
- sur ces entrefaites adv (following that/it)
German
1 entries- darauf adv (following that/it)
Hungarian
3 entries- azután adv (following that/it)
- emiatt adv (therefore)
- ezután adv (following that/it)
Latin
1 entries- deinde adv (following that/it)
Māori
1 entries- kei reira adv (following that/it)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अनु adv (following that/it)
Spanish
1 entries- entonces adv (following that/it)
Welsh
3 entries- felly adv (therefore)
- gyda hyn adv (following that/it)
- gyda hynny adv (following that/it)
Sample sentences
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And thereupon began a mighty combat between George and the dragon; and whenever the dragon came near to George his dog would spring at one of his paws, and when one of the heads reared back to deal with it George's horse would spring to that side, and George's sword would sweep that head away.
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Thereupon the prince sent for the merchant and his daughters, and he was married to Bella, and they all lived happy together ever afterwards.
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Thereupon, in came her godmother, who, having touched Cinderella's clothes with her wand, made them more magnificent than those she had worn before.
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