MEANING
1. Immediately after that event, often as a response to it.
2. On that thing or on the matter just mentioned.
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Words that belong together
- thereupon resigned
- thereupon agreed
- thereupon began
On the page
The chair withdrew the accusation; the delegate thereupon agreed to remain.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- thereupon
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: invariable adverb. Writing functions: sequence, explanation. Commonness: uncommon. Temporal and reference senses separated.
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