whereupon

ˌweərəˈpɒn

Definition

Definition of whereupon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

consequence

Dated

as a result of which

Dated

She missed the bus whereupon she decided to walk.

consequently

therefore

immediate sequence

Dated

at which point something happens immediately

Dated

He finished his speech, whereupon everyone applauded.

forthwith

immediately

instantly

Conjunction

sequence

Dated

immediately after something happens

Dated

He finished his speech, whereupon the audience applauded.

immediately

instantly

result

Dated

as a result of something

Dated

She missed the bus, whereupon she decided to walk.

consequently

therefore

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Origin of whereupon

English, where (at which place) + upon (on)

Examples of whereupon in a sentence

The meeting was canceled, whereupon everyone left.
The sun set, whereupon the streetlights turned on.
The bell rang, whereupon the students left the classroom.
The bell rang, whereupon the students rushed out.
She signed the document, whereupon it became official.
The alarm rang, whereupon everyone evacuated.

He apologized, whereupon she forgave him.

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French:après quoi, sur quoi, ...
German:woraufhin, daraufhin, ...
Italian:dopodiché, e subito dopo, ...
Spanish:tras lo cual, por lo que, ...
Portuguese:após o que, pelo que, ...
Chinese:结果, 随后, ...
Japanese:その結果, すぐに, ...
Arabic:عِنْدَئِذٍ, مُباشَرَةً بَعدَ ذلِك, ...
Hebrew:כְּתַוצָּאָה מִכָּךְ, וּמִיָּד לְאַחַר מִכֵּן, ...
Russian:в результате чего, тут же, ...
Ukrainian:після чого, в той момент, ...
Hindi:जिसके परिणामस्वरूप, जहाँ पर, ...
Bengali:ফলস্বরূপ, সাথে সাথে, ...
Catalan:com a resultat, llavors, ...
Czech:načež, a nato, ...
Danish:hvorved, hvorefter, ...
Dutch:waarop, waarna, ...
Greek:ως αποτέλεσμα, όπου, ...
Hungarian:erre, aminek következtében, ...
Khmer:ជាលទ្ធផល, ភ្លាមនោះ, ...
Korean:그 결과, 그러자, ...
Persian:در نتیجه, و بلافاصله, ...
Polish:w wyniku czego, po czym, ...
Portuguese (BR):após o que, e então, ...
Romanian:drept urmare, după care, ...
Swedish:varpå, därpå, ...
Thai:หลังจากนั้น, ทันใดนั้น, ...
Turkish:bunun üzerine, ardından, ...
Vietnamese:sau đó, ngay lập tức, ...

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Definition of whereupon - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Conjunction

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