Similar words: come upon, thereupon, look upon, frown upon, enter upon, once upon a time, make up one's mind, stupor. Meaning: [əˈpɒn] 
prep.1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed upon his horse and rode off. 2. in an elevated position on: There is a television antenna upon every house in the neighborhood. 3. in or into complete or approximate contact with, as an attacker or an important or pressing occasion: The enemy was upon us and our soldiers had little time to escape. The Christmas holiday will soon be upon us and we have hardly begun to buy gifts. The time to take action is upon us. 4. immediately or very soon after: She went into mourning upon her husband's death. 5. on the occasion of: She was joyful upon seeing her child take his first steps. 6. on (in any of various senses, used as an equivalent of on with no added idea of ascent or elevation, and preferred in certain cases only for euphonic or metrical reasons): He swore upon his honor as a gentleman..
prep.1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed upon his horse and rode off. 2. in an elevated position on: There is a television antenna upon every house in the neighborhood. 3. in or into complete or approximate contact with, as an attacker or an important or pressing occasion: The enemy was upon us and our soldiers had little time to escape. The Christmas holiday will soon be upon us and we have hardly begun to buy gifts. The time to take action is upon us. 4. immediately or very soon after: She went into mourning upon her husband's death. 5. on the occasion of: She was joyful upon seeing her child take his first steps. 6. on (in any of various senses, used as an equivalent of on with no added idea of ascent or elevation, and preferred in certain cases only for euphonic or metrical reasons): He swore upon his honor as a gentleman.. 
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(181) He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.
(182) Such action constitutes an aggression upon women's rights.
(183) The minister opened upon the fiscal question.
(184) The soldiers battered upon the enemy's fort.
(185) We have fixed upon starting tomorrow.
(186) A merchant's happiness hangs upon luck.
(187) It is incumbent upon us to do so.
(188) Brandon threw him upon the ground.
(189) Their goods were distrained upon for rent.
(190) Smoking is frowned upon in many restaurants.
(191) He played a searchlight upon the aeroplane.
(192) His wife lavished money upon household appliances.
(193) The salvage was piled upon the pier.
(194) The sea is encroaching upon the land.
(195) Any further payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates.
(196) It takes brains to administer upon a large corporation.
(197) His remarriage was remarked upon by all his friends.
(198) Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
(199) The letter was a feeler to see how he would look upon such a movement.
(199) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
(200) It was in the power of the gods to confer immortality upon mortals.
(201) A large portion of this cost devolves upon the patient.
(202) She expatiated on/upon her work for the duration of the meal.
(203) The machine building industry reacted upon the coal industry considerably.
(204) The factories no longer relied upon a mechanic to put together looms within the plant.
(205) The committee did not look upon the suggestion with favor.
(206) The verb "insist" is often construed with "on" or "upon".
(207) Five hundred pairs of eyes were fastened upon him eagerly.
(208) You must guard against those who fawn upon you and bow obsequiously before you!
(209) If my advice had been acted upon, this would never have happened.
(210) His current work centres upon the study of methodology in teaching.
More similar words: come upon, thereupon, look upon, frown upon, enter upon, once upon a time, make up one's mind, stupor, made up of, be made up of, pony, pond, weapon, ponder, keep on, sponsor, postpone, opponent, respond, component, sponge off, response, postponed, proponent, ponderous, correspond, respondent, despondent, responsive, spontaneous.