whereupon

[ hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-; hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair- ]

conjunction

1. upon what or upon which.
2. at or after which.
3. Archaic. upon what?

whereupon

/ ˌwɛərəˈpɒn /

sentence connector

1. at which; at which point; upon which

adverb

1. archaic.
   upon what?

Word History and Origins

Origin of whereupon¹

First recorded in 1300–50, whereupon is from the Middle English word wherupon. See where, upon

Example Sentences

Whereupon, and predictably, congressional Republicans successfully pressured the academy to rescind the invitation.

From Salon

But he dropped back a second the following lap, whereupon Sainz came on the radio to make an unspecified complaint about Leclerc, using bad language.

From BBC

The court, she wrote, blessed a regime in which “state officers can ignore statutes they think are flawed and wait to be sued, whereupon they present the constitutionality of a statute as a defense.”

From Slate

It’s relevant only after a state has brought its own case, whereupon the Justice Department has to consider whether that prosecution serves the federal interest.

From Los Angeles Times

The plea agreement was all but signed, sealed and delivered when it was presented in a Delaware federal court in July 2023, whereupon it stood to be swiftly consummated 999 times out of 1,000.

From Los Angeles Times