Слово англійською: upon
Прийменник
Переклад upon українською: на ко́му/чо́му, ко́го/що, зра́зу пі́сля чого́
Детальний опис
upon
preposition /əˈpɑːn/
- (formal, especially British English) = on
- The decision was based upon two considerations.
Although the word upon has the same meaning as on, it is usually used in more formal contexts or in phrases such as once upon a time and row upon row of seats .
… upon…
used to emphasize that there is a large number or amount of something- mile upon mile of dusty road
- thousands upon thousands of letters
Word OriginMiddle English: from up + on, suggested by Old Norse upp á.
Idioms - used, especially at the beginning of stories, to mean ‘a long time ago in the past’
- Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
- if something in the future is almost upon you, it is going to arrive or happen very soon
- The summer season was almost upon them again.