upon
English
/əˈpɒn/, /əˈpɑn/
prep
Definitions
- Physically above and in contact with.
- Physically directly supported by.
- Being followed by another so as to form a series.
- At (a prescribed point in time).
- On.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English upon inherited from Old English upon compound from English up (a higher degree, adverb) + English on (suffix for ketones, preposition).
Origin
English
on
Gloss
suffix for ketones, preposition
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Johnny-jump-up English
- antiup English
- backup English
- bindup English
- blow up English
- breakup English
- buildup English
- burn up English
- buy up English
- buyup English
- cheese up English
- cleanup English
- draw-up English
- dustup English
- faceup English
- fillup English
- fixer-upper English
- flare-up English
- getup English
- glow-up English
- gut up English
- here English
- hereon English
- hereupon English
- hole up English
- layup English
- leadup English
- liftup English
- light up English
- linkup English
- matchup English
- mess-up English
- mixup English
- muck-up English
- mugup English
- nut up English
- on English
- on high English
- on-site English
- onballer English
- onfield English
- onglaze English
- ongoer English
- ongoing English
- onlap English
- online English
- onlooker English
- onpass English
- onscreen English
- onsell English
- onsetter English
- onshore English
- onside English
- onsides English
- onsight English
- onstage English
- onto English
- onward English
- onwards English
- pent-up English
- pickup English
- power-up English
- pull up on English
- push up on English
- run up on English
- run-up English
- scaleup English
- scoop up English
- setup English
- shakeup English
- situp English
- stackup English
- stickup English
- stitch-up English
- suckup English
- sum-up English
- there English
- thereon English
- thereupon English
- two-up English
- up English
- up so down English
- upalong English
- upback English
- upbow English
- upcard English
- upcasing English
- upchirp English
- upcoast English
- upcoming English
- upcountry English
- upcropping English
- updip English
- upglide English
- uphanded English
- uphill English
- upkeep English
- uplight English
- uplink English
- upload English
- uplying English
- upmass English
- upmost English
- upness English
- uppest English
- uppish English
- uppity English
- uprank English
- upsample English
- upscatter English
- upshock English
- upshorts English
- upside down English
- upsitting English
- upskirt English
- upslanting English
- upslur English
- upstair English
- upstate English
- upstreet English
- upstroke English
- upsun English
- uptil English
- uptodate English
- upvalue English
- upward English
- upwards English
- upwarp English
- walkup English
- wayupthere English
- whereon English
- whereupon English
- write-up English
- hvorpå Norwegian Bokmål
- på Norwegian Bokmål
- påbegynne Norwegian Bokmål
- pådra Norwegian Bokmål
- pådriver Norwegian Bokmål
- påfølgende Norwegian Bokmål
- påføre Norwegian Bokmål
- pågripe Norwegian Bokmål
- pågå Norwegian Bokmål
- påkalle Norwegian Bokmål
- påkjørsel Norwegian Bokmål
- påklage Norwegian Bokmål
- påkrevd Norwegian Bokmål
- pålandsvind Norwegian Bokmål
- pålegge Norwegian Bokmål
- påpeke Norwegian Bokmål
- påse Norwegian Bokmål
- påstand Norwegian Bokmål
- påta Norwegian Bokmål
- påtagelig Norwegian Bokmål
- påtreffe Norwegian Bokmål
- påtrykk Norwegian Bokmål
- påvente Norwegian Bokmål
- påvirke Norwegian Bokmål
- påvise Norwegian Bokmål
- upåklagelig Norwegian Bokmål
- utenpå Norwegian Bokmål
- upar Portuguese
- inpå Swedish
- på Swedish
- påbjuda Swedish
- påbud Swedish
- påbyggnad Swedish
- påbörja Swedish
- påfallande Swedish
- påfart Swedish
- påminna Swedish
- påstå Swedish
- påverka Swedish
- påvisa Swedish
- påökt Swedish
- upp Swedish
- uppå Swedish
- アップ Japanese
- maktpåliggande Norwegian Nynorsk
- på Norwegian Nynorsk
- på lag Norwegian Nynorsk
- pådra Norwegian Nynorsk
- pådraga Norwegian Nynorsk
- pådrage Norwegian Nynorsk
- påføra Norwegian Nynorsk
- påføre Norwegian Nynorsk
- påkalle Norwegian Nynorsk
- pålandsvind Norwegian Nynorsk
- pålegge Norwegian Nynorsk
- påstand Norwegian Nynorsk
- påtatt Norwegian Nynorsk
- påteken Norwegian Nynorsk
- påtrykk Norwegian Nynorsk
- påverka Norwegian Nynorsk
- upon Old English
- upp Old English
- on Middle English
- therupon Middle English
- upon Middle English
- upp Old Norse
- upp á Old Norse
- hvorpå Danish
- på Danish
- pålandsvind Danish
- pålægge Danish
- påskud Danish
- påstå Danish
- påvirke Danish
- stytta upp Icelandic
- upp Icelandic
- uppblástur Icelandic
- uppfæra Icelandic
- uppskurður Icelandic
- up Old Swedish
- apim Tok Pisin
- up
- on
- here
- onto
- layup
- buyup
- updip
- uptil
- upbow
- mugup
- getup
- onlap
- upsun
- setup
- there
- situp
- mixup
- faceup
- leadup
- dustup
- uplink
- suckup
- uppest
- upness
- sum-up
- liftup
- upward
- onpass
- upload
- upkeep
- upwarp
- upmass
- bindup
- gut up
- hereon
- run-up
- ongoer
- upmost
- walkup
- two-up
- onward
- buy up
- upback
- upslur
- nut up
- uprank
- onsell
- uppish
- pickup
- onside
- antiup
- linkup
- upcard
- uppity
- online
- backup
- fillup
- uphill
- cleanup
- upwards
- muck-up
- breakup
- upvalue
- uplight
- blow up
- upshock
- uplying
- upstair
- shakeup
- scaleup
- matchup
- glow-up
- onglaze
- upglide
- stickup
- pent-up
- onsides
- upalong
- ongoing
- stackup
- hole up
- upstate
- upchirp
- upskirt
- onfield
- upcoast
- onshore
- draw-up
- burn up
- mess-up
- whereon
- thereon
- onwards
- onsight
- buildup
- on-site
- on high
- onstage
- uptodate
- upstroke
- onscreen
- hereupon
- onballer
- light up
- onsetter
- upcoming
- scoop up
- flare-up
- upcasing
- uphanded
- write-up
- power-up
- upstreet
- onlooker
- upshorts
- upsample
- cheese up
- upscatter
- thereupon
- run up on
- whereupon
- stitch-up
- upcountry
- upsitting
- upslanting
- pull up on
- wayupthere
- push up on
- up so down
- upcropping
- fixer-upper
- upside down
- Johnny-jump-up