'Upon' definitions:
Definition of 'Upon'
From: GCIDE
- Upon \Up*on"\, prep.[AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See Up, and On.] On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. "Upon an hill of flowers." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Our host upon his stirrups stood anon. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar. --Ex. xxix. 21. [1913 Webster]
- The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. --Judg. xvi. 9. [1913 Webster]
- As I did stand my watch upon the hill. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- He made a great difference between people that did rebel upon wantonness, and them that did rebel upon want. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- This advantage we lost upon the invention of firearms. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Upon the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find in Homer. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from aggression in my absence. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Upon conveys a more distinct notion that on carries with it of something that literally or metaphorically bears or supports. It is less employed than it used to be, on having for the most part taken its place. Some expressions formed with it belong only to old style; as, upon pity they were taken away; that is, in consequence of pity: upon the rate of thirty thousand; that is, amounting to the rate: to die upon the hand; that is, by means of the hand: he had a garment upon; that is, upon himself: the time is coming fast upon; that is, upon the present time. By the omission of its object, upon acquires an adverbial sense, as in the last two examples. [1913 Webster]
- To assure upon (Law), to promise; to undertake.
- To come upon. See under Come.
- To take upon, to assume. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'upon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about,
- above,
- after which,
- against,
- anent,
- apropos of,
- as for,
- as regards,
- as respects,
- as to,
- atop,
- by,
- by dint of,
- by means of,
- by use of,
- by virtue of,
- by way of,
- concerning,
- en route to,
- headed for,
- hereby,
- hereinafter,
- herewith,
- in connection with,
- in contact with,
- in passage to,
- in point of,
- in re,
- in reference to,
- in regard to,
- in relation to,
- in relation with,
- in respect to,
- in transit to,
- in virtue of,
- of,
- on,
- on route to,
- on top of,
- opposite,
- over,
- over against,
- per,
- pertaining to,
- pertinent to,
- re,
- referring to,
- regarding,
- relating to,
- relative to,
- respecting,
- speaking of,
- thanks to,
- thereby,
- therewith,
- through,
- to,
- touching,
- toward,
- towards,
- up,
- up against,
- upon which,
- versus,
- vis-a-vis,
- whereat,
- whereby,
- wherefore,
- whereon,
- whereto,
- whereunto,
- whereupon,
- wherewith,
- wherewithal,
- with,
- with regard to,
- with respect to
Words containing 'Upon'
- Down upon,
- To assure upon,
- To be upon the bones of,
- To bear down upon,
- To bear upon,
- To blow upon,
- To break in upon,
- To break upon,
- To call upon,
- To close upon,
- To come down upon,
- To come upon,
- To cry out upon,
- To cry upon,
- To double upon,
- To dwell upon,
- To fall upon,
- To father upon,
- To gain upon,
- To give upon,
- To go upon,
- To hang upon,
- To hit upon,
- To impose upon,
- To improve upon,
- To lie upon,
- To look down upon,
- To lot upon,
- To pass upon,
- To pause upon,
- To play upon,
- To prey upon,
- To put upon,
- To reckon upon,
- To seek upon,
- To seize upon,
- To set upon,
- To settle upon,
- To spit upon,
- To spring upon,
- To stand upon,
- To stick upon,
- To take upon,
- To touch upon,
- To tread upon,
- To turn upon,
- To venture upon,
- To wait upon,
- To wear upon,
- To win upon,
- Upon condition,
- Upon the gad,
- Upon the matter,
- Upon the spot,
- Upon the square,
- Upon the square with,
- Upon the strength of,
- Upon the tapis,
- Upon the whole,
- act upon,
- agreed upon,
- alight upon,
- bear down upon,
- bear upon,
- blunder upon,
- build upon,
- burst upon,
- chance upon,
- come upon,
- coming upon,
- comment upon,
- contingent upon,
- depend upon,
- dependant upon,
- dependent upon,
- descend upon,
- embark upon,
- encroach upon,
- enter upon,
- expanding upon,
- fall upon,
- fasten upon,
- fawn upon,
- feed upon,
- force upon,
- frown upon,
- gain upon,
- happen upon,
- hinge upon,
- hit upon,
- impose upon,
- insist upon,
- light upon,
- look down upon,
- look upon,
- marched upon,
- obtrude upon,
- pounce upon,
- presume upon,
- prevail upon,
- put upon,
- reflect upon,
- rely upon,
- set upon,
- settle upon,
- spring upon,
- stumble upon,
- supervene upon,
- swoop down upon,
- touch upon,
- tread upon,
- visit upon,
- wear upon,
- weigh upon,
- A play upon words,
- Luff upon luff,
- To break upon a wheel,
- To catch upon the hip,
- To fall back upon,
- To fasten a charge upon,
- To fasten a crime upon,
- To lay stress upon,
- To put stress upon,
- To ring the changes upon,
- To run upon sorts,
- To set the heart upon,
- To tread upon the heels of,
- To turn the back upon,
- Upon the whole matter,
- judah upon jordan,
- put-upon,
- upon one's guard,
- To be upon one's good behavior,
- To cast one's self upon,
- To cause the face to shine upon,
- To fasten one's eyes upon,
- To make the face to shine upon,
- To pass something upon some one,
- To pin one's faith upon,
- To stand upon one's dignity,
- To take upon one's self,
- To throw one's self upon,
- To tread upon one's heels,
- convolute rolled longitudinally upon itself,
- kingston-upon hull,
- newcastle-upon-tyne,
- stratford-upon-avon,
- To be put upon one's good behavior,
- To put one's self upon the country,
- To throw one's self upon the country,
- To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve,
- The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed