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Synonyms for thereupon


Grammar : Adv
Spell : th air-uh-pon, -pawn, th air-uh-pon, -pawn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈðɛər əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn, ˌðɛər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn



Définition of thereupon

Origin :
  • late 12c., þer uppon; see there + upon.
  • adv at which point
Example sentences :
  • Thereupon hostilities were resumed with vigour on both sides.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • And thereupon she sat according to direction; while Peter sat opposite her.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Thereupon I went and took her in my arms, the negro smiling upon us both.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Thereupon, I begged of her to look for them, which she promised to do.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Thereupon the woman withdrew and left him to look at the room.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • He thereupon kissed Madame Gurard's hand, and she coloured slightly.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Thereupon he reined his horse backward through the thickest of the crowd.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • Thereupon, at the idea that he might be of use to her, he was pleased that he had come and was there.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • And she thereupon asked Gerard how she was to execute this commission.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • And thereupon he obligingly placed himself at Pierre's disposal.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

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