Results for Upon
Definitions of Upon:
part of speech: preposition
On; resting on the top of; touching; as, upon the wall; situated on; judging from; as, upon safe evidence; belonging to; as, upon the committee; in a state of; as, upon sale; at the moment of; to or toward; relating to.
part of speech: preposition
Resting on the top or surface; not under; on; with respect to; near to; denoting situation; denoting assumption, as he took an office upon him; denoting time when, as upon the third day; thrown over the body, as clothes.
part of speech: interjection
On.
part of speech: preposition
Usage examples for Upon:
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" I don't have to wait upon her," said Mrs. Graham; " that's Gertrude's business- it's what she's going for."
"The Lamplighter", Maria S. Cummins -
Hold Upon his name!
"The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I", Elizabeth Barrett Browning -
She would turn her lovely eyes upon me twenty times a day and ask me this question.
"The Mayor of Warwick", Herbert M. Hopkins -
He turned upon her.
"The Mating of Lydia", Mrs. Humphry Ward