whereonadv.

Brit.

/wəˈrɒn/,

/wɛːˈrɒn/,

/wɛˈrɒn/, U.S.

/(h)wɛˈrɑn/

Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + on prep. Compare Dutch waaraan, German woran.

Now formal or archaic.

I. interrogative.

1. On what?

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adverb] > on or in contact with a surface or position > on what

whereonc1275

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 7743 Ne mihten heo nauere finden..whær-on [c1300 Otho war-on] hit weore ilong.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1310 Ðo wurð ðe child witter and war Ðat ðor sal offrende ben don, Oc ne wiste he quuat, ne quor-on.

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 268 Quare-on muse ȝe sa mekill, maister?

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 115 Whereon doe you looke?

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Chron. xxxii. 10 Whereon doe ye trust, that yee abide in the siege in Ierusalem?

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. iii. 56 Tell me whereon the likelihoods depends?

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Whereon did he sit?

II. relative. On which.

2. Of local position (on prep. 2a, 6).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adverb] > on or in contact with a surface or position

thereonnec1175

hereonc1315

whereup1340

upon1382

whereona1400

thereonto1898

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16762 + 116 Til our lord in erth so mikel was not leued, Whar on þat he miȝt rest on is wery heued.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xi. 48 A stane wharon oure Lord satt and preched.

a1513 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen in Poems (1998) I. 41 Ane gudlie grein garth..Hegeit..with hawthorne treis, Quhairon ane bird..birst out hir notis.

1539 Bible (Great) Exod. iii. 5 Y^e place whereon thou stondest is holy grounde.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) i. ii. 148 A horse whereon the Gouernor doth ride.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 526 He [sc. the Serpent]..lick'd the ground whereon she trod.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xlix. 32 On yon long, level plain at distance crown'd With crags, whereon those Moorish turrets rest.

1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago xiv The ground was bought whereon should be built a church.

3. Of time, esp. with antecedent day (on prep. 8).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > whereafter or whereupon

whereaftera1425

whereupon?1461

whereafterward1483

wherewithc1515

wherewithala1542

whenas1553

whereon1588

whereby1600

hereon1602

when1803

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. h vj The astrologians estiming ye haill varieteis of ye change to tak end in 19 ȝeres and returne yairefter to ye same dayes quhairon yai fell before.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 138 Vpon eight seuerall daies of the yeere besides, whereon the Moores feastes are solemnized.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 156 On that day at noone, whereon he sayes I shall yeeld vp my Crowne.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. xxxvii. 111 The eve of that great day Whereon the many nations..Decreed to hold a sacred Festival.

1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Electra 278 That fatal day whereon Our father by her treachery she slew.

4. Of immediately subsequent or consequent action (on prep. 9). Now more usually whereupon adv. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > after, afterwards, or later > immediately afterwards

thereright971

rightc1175

anonc1225

at (the) nextc1275

hereuponc1385

nexta1387

thereona1400

thereupona1400

synea1425

sincec1450

nextly1572

whereon1600

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. ii. 80 Your Highnesse..strooke me..Whereon, (as an offendor to your father,) I..did commit you.

a1722 J. Lauder Hist. Observes (1840) 146 He..had very near shot Douglas himselfe dead, had not the Whig's carabine misgiven, wheron Douglas pistoled him presently.

1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies iii. 128 Whereon she curled up her lip.

1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche i. xxi. 9 Whereon she quickly led him down on earth, And showed him Psyche.

5. Of motion or direction to or towards (on prep. 18, 19a, 20): On to which.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards that place or direction > onto that or which

whereona1300

thereonc1315

therein1535

thereto1892

a1300 Cursor Mundi 1896 Noe..Lete vte a doue þat tok hir flight And fand na sted quare-on to light.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 310 Ane skaffald quhairon they pat this innocent man.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 897 He..will therein set His triple-colour'd Bow, whereon to look And call to mind his Cov'nant.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Glass The Table, whereon the Glass is to be run, is of Pot Metal.

1800 R. Bloomfield Spring in Farmer's Boy 17 The oaken shelf whereon 'tis laid.

6. In reference to the object of an action, feeling, etc., and in various constructional uses (on prep. 24, 25, 26).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > to which or on which

whereon1340

whereuntil1598

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 176 Verst be þe heauede, hueran me zet ofte grat cost.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John iv. f. cxxiiij^v I sent you to repe that wheron ye bestowed no laboure.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. iii. 53 If the string whereon he striketh chaunce to be vncapable of harmonie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. i. 2 If you shall chance..to visit Bohemia, on the like occasion whereon my seruices are now on-foot.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. iii. 46 To thinke, that you haue ought but Talbots shadow, Whereon to practise your seueritie.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 246 Fly-blown flesh, whereon the maggot feeds.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Ginevra in Posthumous Poems (1824) 235 A corpse whereon A vulture has just feasted.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xxi. 35 I take the grasses of the grave, And make them pipes whereon to blow.

†7. Of which, whereof (on prep. 28). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > on account of which or wherefore

wherethroughc1220

wherethorough?c1225

whereforec1230

forwhyc1275

whereofa1325

whereup1340

wherebyc1380

whereonc1420

whereuponc1485

on account1817

(on) account of1928

society > occupation and work > materials > [adverb] > of or from which material

whereofa1400

whereon1583

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adverb] > of which (something consists)

whereon1624

c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 48 To declare her greefe of the gret offence To theym done by Eolus, wheron they compleynyd.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. ccxxxiv. [ccxxx.] 303 b/2 The duke fell sycke, wheron he dyed.

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 112 No milke to be solde, whereon butter might be made.

1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant Medit. 17 The parts, whereon the World consists.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whereon
释义	whereonadv. Brit. /wəˈrɒn/, /wɛːˈrɒn/, /wɛˈrɒn/, U.S. /(h)wɛˈrɑn/ Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + on prep. Compare Dutch waaraan, German woran. Now formal or archaic. I. interrogative. 1. On what? ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adverb] > on or in contact with a surface or position > on what whereonc1275 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 7743 Ne mihten heo nauere finden..whær-on [c1300 Otho war-on] hit weore ilong. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1310 Ðo wurð ðe child witter and war Ðat ðor sal offrende ben don, Oc ne wiste he quuat, ne quor-on. a1400–50 Wars Alex. 268 Quare-on muse ȝe sa mekill, maister? 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 115 Whereon doe you looke? View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Chron. xxxii. 10 Whereon doe ye trust, that yee abide in the siege in Ierusalem? View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. iii. 56 Tell me whereon the likelihoods depends? View more context for this quotation 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Whereon did he sit? II. relative. On which. 2. Of local position (on prep. 2a, 6). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adverb] > on or in contact with a surface or position thereonnec1175 hereonc1315 whereup1340 upon1382 whereona1400 thereonto1898 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16762 + 116 Til our lord in erth so mikel was not leued, Whar on þat he miȝt rest on is wery heued. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xi. 48 A stane wharon oure Lord satt and preched. a1513 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen in Poems (1998) I. 41 Ane gudlie grein garth..Hegeit..with hawthorne treis, Quhairon ane bird..birst out hir notis. 1539 Bible (Great) Exod. iii. 5 Y^e place whereon thou stondest is holy grounde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) i. ii. 148 A horse whereon the Gouernor doth ride. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 526 He [sc. the Serpent]..lick'd the ground whereon she trod. View more context for this quotation 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xlix. 32 On yon long, level plain at distance crown'd With crags, whereon those Moorish turrets rest. 1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago xiv The ground was bought whereon should be built a church. 3. Of time, esp. with antecedent day (on prep. 8). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > whereafter or whereupon whereaftera1425 whereupon?1461 whereafterward1483 wherewithc1515 wherewithala1542 whenas1553 whereon1588 whereby1600 hereon1602 when1803 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. h vj The astrologians estiming ye haill varieteis of ye change to tak end in 19 ȝeres and returne yairefter to ye same dayes quhairon yai fell before. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 138 Vpon eight seuerall daies of the yeere besides, whereon the Moores feastes are solemnized. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. ii. 156 On that day at noone, whereon he sayes I shall yeeld vp my Crowne. View more context for this quotation 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. xxxvii. 111 The eve of that great day Whereon the many nations..Decreed to hold a sacred Festival. 1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Electra 278 That fatal day whereon Our father by her treachery she slew. 4. Of immediately subsequent or consequent action (on prep. 9). Now more usually whereupon adv. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > after, afterwards, or later > immediately afterwards thereright971 rightc1175 anonc1225 at (the) nextc1275 hereuponc1385 nexta1387 thereona1400 thereupona1400 synea1425 sincec1450 nextly1572 whereon1600 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. ii. 80 Your Highnesse..strooke me..Whereon, (as an offendor to your father,) I..did commit you. View more context for this quotation a1722 J. Lauder Hist. Observes (1840) 146 He..had very near shot Douglas himselfe dead, had not the Whig's carabine misgiven, wheron Douglas pistoled him presently. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies iii. 128 Whereon she curled up her lip. 1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche i. xxi. 9 Whereon she quickly led him down on earth, And showed him Psyche. 5. Of motion or direction to or towards (on prep. 18, 19a, 20): On to which. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards that place or direction > onto that or which whereona1300 thereonc1315 therein1535 thereto1892 a1300 Cursor Mundi 1896 Noe..Lete vte a doue þat tok hir flight And fand na sted quare-on to light. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 310 Ane skaffald quhairon they pat this innocent man. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 897 He..will therein set His triple-colour'd Bow, whereon to look And call to mind his Cov'nant. View more context for this quotation 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Glass The Table, whereon the Glass is to be run, is of Pot Metal. 1800 R. Bloomfield Spring in Farmer's Boy 17 The oaken shelf whereon 'tis laid. 6. In reference to the object of an action, feeling, etc., and in various constructional uses (on prep. 24, 25, 26). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > to which or on which whereon1340 whereuntil1598 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 176 Verst be þe heauede, hueran me zet ofte grat cost. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John iv. f. cxxiiij^v I sent you to repe that wheron ye bestowed no laboure. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. iii. 53 If the string whereon he striketh chaunce to be vncapable of harmonie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. i. 2 If you shall chance..to visit Bohemia, on the like occasion whereon my seruices are now on-foot. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. iii. 46 To thinke, that you haue ought but Talbots shadow, Whereon to practise your seueritie. View more context for this quotation 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 246 Fly-blown flesh, whereon the maggot feeds. a1822 P. B. Shelley Ginevra in Posthumous Poems (1824) 235 A corpse whereon A vulture has just feasted. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xxi. 35 I take the grasses of the grave, And make them pipes whereon to blow. View more context for this quotation †7. Of which, whereof (on prep. 28). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > on account of which or wherefore wherethroughc1220 wherethorough?c1225 whereforec1230 forwhyc1275 whereofa1325 whereup1340 wherebyc1380 whereonc1420 whereuponc1485 on account1817 (on) account of1928 society > occupation and work > materials > [adverb] > of or from which material whereofa1400 whereon1583 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adverb] > of which (something consists) whereon1624 c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 48 To declare her greefe of the gret offence To theym done by Eolus, wheron they compleynyd. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. ccxxxiv. [ccxxx.] 303 b/2 The duke fell sycke, wheron he dyed. 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 112 No milke to be solde, whereon butter might be made. 1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant Medit. 17 The parts, whereon the World consists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1275
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