whereupon

Definition

After which, in consequence.

Etymology

From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.

Example Sentences

• "The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea"
• "This was followed by his presenting his sable acquaintance with a fig of tobacco, whereupon, instead of thanking the donor in the usual way, the black signified his gratitude by throwing a spear at twenty or thirty yards' distance."
• "the wet cliff whereupon he stood"

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