Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hereupon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: here-upon
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Immediately afterwards; at this.

Example Sentences

"Laſtly, One way more there may be of miſtake, at that not unuſuall among us, grounded upon a double compute of the year; the one beginning from the 25 of March, the other from the day of our birth unto the ſame again, which is the naturall account. Now hereupon many men frequently miſcaſt their daies; for in their age they diduce the account not from the day of their birth, but the year of our Lord, wherein they were born."
"Again, be it that some nocive or hurtful thing be towards us, must Fear of necessity follow hereupon?"
"Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are fain to sooth up their many masters […]"
"Hereupon it fell out, after the expiring of a scantling of weeks, that Master Carvel became as jealous as a tiger, and entered into a very profound suspicion that his new-married gixy did keep a-buttock-stirring with others."

Etymology

From here + upon. Spelled as two words before the 16th century.

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Questions

What does hereupon mean?: Immediately afterwards; at this.
Where does hereupon come from?: From here + upon. Spelled as two words before the 16th century.

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