upon

(Engels)

A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈpɒn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: upon

Geërf van Old English: upon

Verwante met Old Saxon: uppan

Verwante met Old High German: ūfan

Verwante met Yslands: upp

Verwante met Sweeds: uppå

Verwante met Sweeds: på

Verwante met Deens: på

Verwante met Noors: på

In summary

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 Old Saxon uppan (“upon”), Old High German ūfan, ūffan (“upon”), 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”).

Sinonieme

on

🔛

above

over

at

opposite

against

by

onto

on top of

about

opposed to

in exchange for

in

across from

up

🆙

into

concerning

for

upwards

towards

after

with

next to

to

aboard

overhead

toward

an

atop

beside

dash

💨

inside

per

unto

upper

upstairs

near

each

of

during

on high

disjunction

on top

beyond

based on

at the rate of

adjoining

press

press down

regarding

Vertalings

auf

op

🆙

sobre

sur

🔛

aan

🔛

su

🆙

en

à

jegens

bij

em

sobre

🔛

met

a

a

Sinne

Then the thing came upon him in a flash .

She wears upon her head a mural crown and veil .

Normal heights are thus dependent upon the reference ellipsoid chosen .

Hans hurled himself upon the prostrate man , striking madly with his fists .