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upon
Part of speech: PrepositionOn; resting on the top of; touching; as, upon the wall; situated on; judging from; as, upon safe evidence; belonging to; as, upon the committee; in a state of; as, upon sale; at the moment of; to or toward; relating to.
Usage examples "upon":- Call upon me to- morrow morning, and have your breakfast with me. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
- I called upon him the next day. - "From Sand Hill to Pine", Bret Harte.
- That is all, upon my word it is. - "Kent Knowles: Quahaug", Joseph C. Lincoln.