Used in a Sentence

thereupon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for thereupon.

Editorial note

If it's not immediately apparent to you what the team is working on, you can see the project goals and progress thereupon on the project tracker.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of thereupon gathered in one view.

adverb

In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.

adverb

Upon that; thereon.

adverb

Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for thereupon.

adverb

Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.

Example sentences

1

If it's not immediately apparent to you what the team is working on, you can see the project goals and progress thereupon on the project tracker.

2

We thought this was a humerous but fitting comparison to cryptocurrency in general as well as services built thereupon.

3

He thereupon rewrote the history of the Aztec people, thus creating a common awareness of history for the Aztecs.

4

The Athenians thereupon put to death all who were of military age, and made slaves of the women and children.

5

Supply and demand, the impact of price controls thereupon, et cetera.

6

The patent is using the correct term, and it even does a very good job of explaining what it means: > A particular characteristic of display components that may affect presentations rendered thereupon is the pixel density of the display component, such as a pixels-per-centimeter measurement.

7

I learnt more about ruby internals through this post and the comments thereupon than I had learnt in the whole of last year's sporadic reading.

8

He thereupon implored that 100 of the females, on whom the sun and moon had never shone, should be handed back to him, and this being granted he selected his relatives.

9

With $100 billion in the bank, as CEO I'd announce that I had spent the money on two International Space Stations and nuclear weapons to be deployed thereupon.

10

My point is: this is an interesting and subtle topic, and it might be in your best interest to study it in some detail, rather than just glancing superficially at what others are doing and forming conclusions thereupon.

Quote examples

1

Kamerad!" Thereupon twenty-four of the enemy walk from behind the hedgerow with their hands in the air.

2

And that the thereupon/thereafter presented "Undo" button was bullshit -- it didn't undo the synchronization setting.

3

Arguments might thereupon be promoted, that it is also "in support of".

4

Question: Was there any sort of "spatial sequence" or alignment thereupon?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use thereupon in a sentence?

If it's not immediately apparent to you what the team is working on, you can see the project goals and progress thereupon on the project tracker.

What does thereupon mean?

In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.

What part of speech is thereupon?

thereupon is commonly used as adverb.