Thereon

Thereon
Thereon \There*on"\, adv. [AS. ??ron. See {There}, and {On}.] On that or this. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Then the king said, Hang him thereon. --Esther vii. 9. [1913 Webster]


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  • thereon — O.E. þæron; see THERE (Cf. there) + ON (Cf. on) …   Etymology dictionary

  • thereon — ► ADVERB formal ▪ on or following from the thing just mentioned …   English terms dictionary

  • thereon — [therän′] adv. 1. on that or it 2. THEREUPON …   English World dictionary

  • thereon — [[t]ðeərɒ̱n[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v Thereon means on the object or surface just mentioned. [FORMAL] There was a card on each door with a guest s name inscribed thereon. 2) ADV: n ADV, ADV after v Thereon can be used to refer back to a thing that …   English dictionary

  • thereon — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. on that < a text with a commentary thereon > 2. archaic thereupon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thereon — /dhair on , awn /, adv. 1. on or upon that or it. 2. immediately after that; thereupon. [bef. 900; ME ther on, OE thaeron. See THERE, ON] * * * …   Universalium

  • thereon — adverb on that …   Wiktionary

  • thereon — there|on [ðeərˈɔn US ðerˈo:n, ˈa:n] adv formal 1.) on the thing that has just been mentioned 2.) ↑thereupon …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thereon — there|on [ ðer an ] adverb LEGAL on something that has been mentioned …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thereon — thereupon Forthright s Forsoothery …   Phrontistery dictionary

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