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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(243) Only take upon yourself those things that you know you can manage comfortably.
(244) The chairman opened the ball with a few introductory remarks upon the items on the agenda.
(245) The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn.
(246) The reform has hardly made a scratch upon the cuticle of affairs.
(247) If my advice had been acted upon, the firm would not have gone bankrupt.
(248) Snow is sometimes found all summer long upon the highest peaks.
(249) The eighteenth century sought to refine upon Shakespeare by altering and adapting his plays.
(250) They insisted upon being given every detail of the case.
(251) Your failure reflects no discredit upon you—you did your best.
(252) He is as cool as a cucumber upon every act of atrocity.
(253) She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
(254) Her good nature can be presumed upon once too often.
(255) I am sorry to have to inflict my company upon you.
(256) The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself.
(257) In course of sinking the well - shaft they came upon a deposit of a very rare mineral.
(258) Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her.
(259) They were bent upon an early start the next day. Sentencedict.com
(260) He began to insist upon a bullet-proof limousine, just for peace of mind.
(261) Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.
(262) Her majesty awarded a distinction upon 〔 to 〕 the retiring Prime Minister.
(263) Traditionally men have compartmentalized their lives, never letting their personal lives encroach upon their professional lives.
(264) He's a man who can be depended upon in a crisis.
(265) Mercifully some one arrived upon the scene to extricate him from the dilemma and assume the responsibility.
(266) She entered upon a love affair which was to ruin her marriage.
(267) New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.
(268) The meaning of what had been said burst upon her.
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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.