whereon

where·on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwair-on, -awn, wair-]
- /ʰwɛərˈɒn, -ˈɔn, wɛər-/
- /weəˈrɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwair-on, -awn, wair-]
- /ʰwɛərˈɒn, -ˈɔn, wɛər-/

Definitions of whereon word

adverb whereon Archaic. on what? 1
noun whereon On which. 1
adverb whereon on what thing or place? 0
pronoun whereon on which thing, place, etc 0
adverb whereon on what? 0
conjunction whereon on which 0

See all 7 definitions of whereon

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Origin of whereon

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

First recorded in 1175-1225, whereon is from the Middle English word wheron. See where, on

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Parts of speech for Whereon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whereon

whereon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for whereon

adverb whereon

consequently — Consequently means as a result.
thereupon — immediately following that.
whereupon — Immediately after which.

All 3 Synonyms of whereon