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upon: preposition
come upon: intransitive verb
dote on: transitive verb
enter upon: intransitive verb
fall upon: transitive verb
fix upon: transitive verb
force upon: transitive verb
light upon: intransitive verb
look on: intransitive verb
press forward: intransitive verb
put-upon: adjective and adverb
settle upon: transitive verb
touch upon: transitive verb
fall back on: transitive verb
foist (up)on: transitive verb

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

на

upon

по

upon this

на э́том

2. upon (around):

a ring upon his finger

кольцо́ nt на его па́льце

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

висе́ть на стене́

4. upon (at time of):

upon sb's arrival

в моме́нт прибы́тия кого́-ли́бо

Phrases:

once upon a time

одна́жды, когда́-то

See also onto

onto, on to [ˈɒntʊ, ˈɒntə, Am ˈɑ:ntu:, ˈɑ:ntə] PREP

1. onto (in direction of):

to put sth onto the chair

положи́ть что-ли́бо на стул

to climb onto a bike

сесть на велосипе́д

to step onto the pavement

подня́ться на тротуа́р

2. onto (progress to):

to come onto a subject

перейти́ к те́ме

3. onto (connection):

to put sb onto sb/sth

связа́ть кого́-ли́бо с кем-ли́бо/чем-ли́бо

to be onto sb

говори́ть с кем-ли́бо

to be onto sb

связа́ться с кем-ли́бо

I may be onto something

я, ка́жется, напа́л на что-то

come upon VB intr no pl

come upon

натолкну́ться на

come upon

случа́йно встре́тить

dote on VB trans, dote upon VB trans

о́чень си́льно люби́ть

души́ не ча́ять (в ком-ли́бо)

enter upon VB intr

enter upon

приступа́ть к

enter upon

начина́ть

fall upon VB trans

fall upon PHRVB fall on

See also fall on

fall on VB trans insep

1. fall on date:

приходи́ться на

2. fall on (attack):

напада́ть

to fall on sb ills

вы́пасть на до́лю кого́-ли́бо

3. fall on liter (embrace):

набра́сываться

fix upon VB trans

fix upon PHRVB fix on

See also fix on

fix on VB trans

1. fix on (choose):

fix on

вы́брать

2. fix on (make definite):

fix on

остана́вливаться на чём-ли́бо

force upon VB trans

force upon PHRVB force on

See also force on

force on VB trans

to force sth on sb

навя́зывать что-ли́бо кому́-ли́бо

light upon VB intr

light upon

случа́йно напа́сть

light upon (suddenly see)

неожи́данно натолкну́ться

look on VB intr, look upon VB intr

1. look on (watch):

наблюда́ть

2. look on (view):

счита́ть за

смотре́ть как на

press forward, press on, press upon VB intr

press forward

прота́лкиваться вперёд

put-upon [ˈpʊtəpɒn] ADJ inf

to feel put-upon

чу́вствовать себя́ обма́нутым

settle upon VB trans form

settle upon PHRVB settle on

See also settle on

settle on VB trans

1. settle on (decide on):

остана́вливаться на

2. settle on (agree on):

соглаша́ться

3. settle on (bequeath):

завеща́ть

touch upon VB trans

touch upon PHRVB touch on

See also touch on

touch on VB trans

затра́гивать

каса́ться

fall back on, fall back upon VB trans

fall back on

прибе́гнуть к

fall back on

обраща́ться за по́мощью

foist (up)on [fɔɪst-] VB trans

to foist sth (up)on sb

навя́зывать что-ли́бо кому́-ли́бо

Usage examples with upon

upon this

на э́том

hard upon

once upon a time …

to obtrude upon sth

навя́зывать что-ли́бо

to encroach on [or upon]

вторга́ться в

once upon a time

одна́жды, когда́-то

to rely on [or upon] (trust)

наде́яться на

to discourse upon sth

бесе́довать о чём-ли́бо

to trespass upon sth

злоупотребля́ть чем-ли́бо

upon sb's arrival

в моме́нт прибы́тия кого́-ли́бо

to feel put-upon

чу́вствовать себя́ обма́нутым

under [or Brit upon] oath

под прися́гой

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses. en.wikipedia.org

He was an excellent shepherd, a seducer of nymphs, and musician upon the shepherd's pipes. en.wikipedia.org

He was highly conscientious of his responsibility for the welfare of those who relied upon him for their livelihood. en.wikipedia.org

Sir, these sophistries will not impose upon the people of this country. en.wikipedia.org

Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves. www.independent.co.uk

His estimation of her (and as he reveals of womankind) is based primarily upon her sexuality and place within marriage, terming marriage the great female destiny. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

As such, during the band's hiatus period, all three members decided to embark upon solo careers. en.wikipedia.org

A widow who remarried was looked down upon, pitied and shunned as unlucky. en.wikipedia.org

He condemned a speed trap policy, in which motorcycle policemen hide behind gas stations and billboards to pounce upon the unwary motorist. en.wikipedia.org

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