different between uppon vs upon
uppon
English
Preposition
uppon
- Archaic spelling of upon.
Anagrams
- unpop
uppon From the web:
upon
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 på (“up on, upon”), Danish på (“up on, upon”), Norwegian på (“up on, upon”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??p?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??p?n/, /??p?n/
- Hyphenation: up?on
- Rhymes: -?n
Preposition
upon
- Physically above and in contact with.
- Physically directly supported by.
- Being followed by another so as to form a series.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene 1
- No news of them? Why, so: and I know not what's spend in the search: why thou loss upon loss! the thief gone with so much, and so much to find the thief; and no satisfaction, no revenge: nor no ill luck stirring but what lights on my shoulders; no sighs but of my breathing; no tears but of my shedding.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene 1
- At (a prescribed point in time).
- On.
- Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
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
Translations
Adverb
upon (not comparable)
- Being the target of an action.
- He was set upon by the agitated dogs
Derived terms
- hereupon
- thereupon
- whereupon
- once upon a time
- 'pon
Anagrams
- Puno
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.?pon/
Noun
upón
- wild boar
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vpon, uppon, uppen
Etymology
From Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up +? on.
Preposition
upon
- upon
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
Descendants
- English: upon
- Yola: apan, apa
References
- “upon, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adverb
upon
- upon
Descendants
- English: upon
- Yola: apan, apa, pa
References
- “upon, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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