thereon

ðɛrˈɒn

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Definition of thereon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

location

Dated

on the object or surface just mentioned

Dated

The book was placed on the table, and the vase thereon.

thereupon

reference

Dated

on or upon that thing or topic

Dated

The contract was signed and the discussion thereon was brief..

afterward

subsequently

thereupon

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Origin of thereon

Old English, there (in that place) + on (on)

Examples of thereon in a sentence

The painting hung on the wall, with a spotlight thereon.
The report was submitted, and the comments thereon were positive.
The law was passed, and the debate thereon was intense.

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French:dessus, à ce sujet, ...
German:darauf, darüber, ...
Italian:sopra, su ciò, ...
Spanish:encima, al respecto, ...
Portuguese:sobre ela, a respeito disso, ...
Chinese:在上面, 关于那, ...
Japanese:その上に, それについて, ...
Arabic:عَلَيْهِ, عَلى ذَلِكَ, ...
Hebrew:עָלָיו, בְּעִנְיָן זֶה, ...
Russian:на ней, на нём, ...
Ukrainian:на ньому, ...
Hindi:उस पर, ...
Bengali:তার উপর, তাহাতে, ...
Catalan:al damunt, sobre això, ...
Czech:na něm, na to, ...
Danish:derpå, om det, ...
Dutch:daarop, daarover, ...
Greek:επάνω του, επ' αυτού, ...
Hungarian:rajta, arról, ...
Khmer:នៅលើនោះ, លើរឿងនោះ, ...
Korean:그 위에, 그것에 대해, ...
Persian:روی آن, ...
Polish:na nim, na ten temat, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobre ela, a respeito disso, ...
Romanian:deasupra, pe aceasta, ...
Swedish:därpå, därom, ...
Thai:บนสิ่งนั้น, เกี่ยวกับเรื่องนั้น, ...
Turkish:üzerine, ...
Vietnamese:ở đó, về điều đó, ...

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Definition of thereon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of thereon

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