upon

English Online Dictionary. What means upon‎? What does upon mean?

English

Alternative forms

• uppon, vpon, vppon (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English upon, uppon, uppen, from Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up (“adverb”) +‎ on (“preposition”). Cognate with Icelandic upp á, upp á (“up on, upon”), Swedish uppå (“up on, upon”) (thence Swedish på), Danish på (“up on, upon”), Norwegian på (“up on, upon”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɑn/, /əˈpɔn/
• Hyphenation: up‧on
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Preposition

upon

1. Physically above and in contact with.
2. Physically directly supported by.

3. Being followed by another so as to form a series.
4. At (a prescribed point in time).

5. Imminent unto.
6. On.

Usage notes

A somewhat elevated word, upon is common in poetic or legal contexts, but the simpler, more general term on is generally interchangeable, and more common in casual American speech.

Synonyms

• (all senses): on
• (time): at

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Puno

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧pon
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈpon/, [ʔuˈpon̪]

Noun

upón

1. wild boar

   Synonym: baboy

See also

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vpon, uppon, uppen, upan, apan

Etymology

From Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up +‎ on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈpɔn/

Preposition

upon

1. upon

Adverb

upon

1. upon

Descendants

• English: upon
• Yola: apan, apaa, apa, upan, upa, pa

References

• “upon, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “upon, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.