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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(211) Before eight o'clock they came upon the scene by car.
(212) Thousands upon thousands of martyrs have heroically laid down their lives for the people.
(213) For when he had carried the consulship for a friend of his, against the pursuit of Sylla, and that Sylla did a little resent thereat, and began to speak great, Pompey turned upon him again, and in effect bade him be quiet.
(214) We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.
(215) The enemy troops were closing in upon the city from three different directions.
(216) A sense of impending doom came upon all of us.
(217) It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage.
(218) Don't reckon upon your relatives to help you out of trouble.
(219) His words are still stamped upon the minds of people.
(220) I staked ten pence upon a horse, and it won.
(221) In 2006 work began upon the second phase of the project.
(222) The headmaster elaborated upon the idea for a new school uniform.
(223) He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.
(224) I came upon this book in the attic - would you like it?
(225) Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.
(226) Robert has hit upon an idea that will get us out of our difficulty.
(227) I demand an explanation for your rude intrusion upon my privacy.
(228) He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead.
(229) The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac.
(229) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
(230) He tried to exercise an undue influence upon his colleagues.
(231) The gauge relies upon a sensor in the tank to relay the fuel level.
(232) Upon his demise the duke's house and other properties passed to his son.
(233) During the postwar years in Germany, many honours were heaped upon Einstein.
(234) She felt it incumbent upon/on her to raise the subject at their meeting.
(235) In case both parties agree to let the alienator continuously possess the chattel when the real right of a chattel is alienated, the real right shall go into effect upon the effectiveness of the agreement.
(236) The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct.
(237) How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.
(238) Upon the utterance of this word, Dan and Harry exchanged a quick, meaningful look.
(239) The play is based upon a novel by Graham Greene.
(240) We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin.
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.