upon
64 ENTRIES FOUND:
- upon (preposition)
- put–upon (adjective)
- act (verb)
- alight (verb)
- base (verb)
- bent (adjective)
- build (verb)
- call (verb)
- chance (verb)
- come (verb)
- condition (verb)
- count (verb)
- decide (verb)
- depend (verb)
- dilate (verb)
- dote (verb)
- draw (verb)
- dwell (verb)
- embark (verb)
- enlarge (verb)
- enter (verb)
- expand (verb)
- fall (verb)
- feed (verb)
- fix (verb)
- force (verb)
- frown (verb)
- happen (verb)
- hinge (verb)
- hit (verb)
- hope (noun)
- impinge (verb)
- improve (verb)
- incumbent (adjective)
- insist (verb)
- intent (adjective)
- kindly (adverb)
- lavish (verb)
- lie (verb)
- light (verb)
- look (verb)
- meditate (verb)
- once (adverb)
- play (verb)
- premised (adjective)
- press (verb)
- presume (verb)
- prevail (verb)
- prey (verb)
- rely (verb)
- rest (verb)
- seize (verb)
- set (verb)
- settle (verb)
- smile (verb)
- strike (verb)
- take (verb)
- thrust (verb)
- time (noun)
- touch (verb)
- verge (verb)
- visit (verb)
- wait (verb)
- word (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of UPON
formal
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on
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He carefully placed the vase upon the table.
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They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.
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She was seated upon a throne.
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an assault upon traditional values
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She was admitted to his office immediately upon her arrival.
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That kind of behavior is frowned upon.
2
— used to say that someone or something is very close or has arrived
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The enemy was suddenly upon us.
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The holidays are nearly upon us. [=the holidays are nearly here; the holidays have nearly begun]
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Before we knew it, the date of the wedding was upon us.
3
— used to emphasize something that is repeated many times
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We removed layer upon layer [=many layers] of old paint from the paneling.
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She studied for hour upon hour. [=for many hours]
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thousands upon thousands of people
