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upon [əˈpɒn] PREP usu form

1. upon (on top of):

upon
na +lok
upon
na +ak

2. upon (around):

upon
na +lok
the ring upon my finger
prstan na moji roki

3. upon (hanging on):

upon
na +lok

4. upon (at time of):

upon
ob +lok
upon arrival
ob prihodu
once upon a time
pred davnimi časi

5. upon form (through medium of):

upon
na +lok
upon paper
na papirju

6. upon (with base in):

upon
na +ak
he swore upon his word
prisegel je na svojo besedo
upon
za

chance on VB intr, chance upon VB intr to chance (up)on sb/sth

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ˈput-upon ADJ inf

touch on, touch upon VB intr

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take upon (take on) trans
prevzeti, vzeti nase

Usage examples with upon

upon arrival
ob prihodu
upon paper
na papirju
once upon a time ... liter
nekoč [pred davnimi časi] ...
at [or upon] which ...
nakar ...
once upon a time
pred davnimi časi
hour after [or upon] hour
uro za uro
to stamp (up)on opposition
zadušiti nasprotovanje
on / upon the heels of idiom
tesno slediti, takoj za tem
the ring upon my finger
prstan na moji roki
he swore upon his word
prisegel je na svojo besedo
we settled upon a price
dogovorila sva se za ceno
to encroach (up)on sb's rights
kratiti pravice koga
her eyes alighted upon the painting fig
oči so se ji ustavile na sliki
to set an animal upon sb
naščuvati žival na koga
to be called upon to testify
biti pozvan k pričanju
to call upon sb to do sth
pozvati koga, naj kaj naredi
to be set upon by an animal
biti napaden od živali
to cast a reflection upon sb's abilities
čigave sposobnosti postaviti pod vprašaj
she has just struck upon an idea
pravkar se ji je porodila zamisel
to exact/take vengeance [on/upon sb]
maščevati se [komu]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Sir, these sophistries will not impose upon the people of this country.
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Evidenced by fossils that keep cropping up here, ancient monsters walked upon these lands where today only stark barrenness abounds.
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The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.
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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.
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Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.
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He condemned a speed trap policy, in which motorcycle policemen hide behind gas stations and billboards to pounce upon the unwary motorist.
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As such, during the band's hiatus period, all three members decided to embark upon solo careers.
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It emits sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen upon heating to decomposition.
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He was highly conscientious of his responsibility for the welfare of those who relied upon him for their livelihood.
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This is purely so that your vision is focused on nothing but the enemy, and thus there is more concentration upon the enemy's stratagems.
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