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thereon

[thair-on, -awn]

adverb

  1. on or upon that or it.

  2. immediately after that; thereupon.



thereon

/ ˌðɛəˈɒ /

adverb

  1. an archaic word for thereupon

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thereon1

before 900; Middle English ther on, Old English ٳǣDz. See there, on
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Example Sentences

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Assistant trainer Andy Lee says Fury was unable to engage in head spars from thereon.

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The suit, filed in Sacramento Superior Court, alleges that “the city’s refusal to maintain the public property under its control and to enforce laws and local ordinances thereon facilitates and perpetuates a public nuisance.”

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Having faced seven break points - saving six of them - in losing the opening set, Djokovic tightened up his service game for the majority of the match thereon.

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Corbett hit a 3-pointer to give the Cougars their biggest lead of the game at 52-40 with 13 minutes left but they made just 3 of 17 from the field thereon.

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Judge Cannon said the special master’s role would be “to review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property.”

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When To Use

doesthereon mean?

Thereon means on the thing that was just mentioned, as in The cap should be positioned above the container before being placed thereon (translation: The cap should be positioned above the container before being placed on it).Thereon is formal and is often used in legal language.It can also mean immediately after the thing just mentioned, as in When the jury is assembled, the trial should proceed thereon.The word thereupon can be used as a synonym for both senses of thereon.Example: The book is about the introduction of the printing press in Europe and the effects thereon.

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thereofThe reports of my death are greatly exaggerated