whereupon
pronunciation
How to pronounce whereupon in British English:
UK [ˌweərəˈpɒn]
How to pronounce whereupon in American English:
US [ˌwerəˈpɑn]
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- Adverb:
- closely following and in consequence of which
- upon which
- in consequence of which
Word Origin
- whereupon (conj.)
- c. 1300, from where + upon.
Example
- 1. Whereupon , adelson accused him of funding anti-israel research at the saban center .
- 2. Independence was granted in 1960 , whereupon the republic descended into civil war .
- 3. Anyone can submit a site to the master database of categorized sites whereupon other people vote on its placement .
- 4. After triumphantly persuading the united nations to hold a debate on the subject in 1979 , he flew to new york to take part - whereupon his enemies back home staged a coup and overthrew him .
- 5. Instead of going to his bosses , cleveland confronted smith , who confirmed that it was leung 's voice and that he would be taking action , whereupon he promptly did nothing .