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upon B1

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prepositionIf one thing is upon another, it is on it.He set the tray upon the table.He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead.I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event.The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac.Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned.Row upon row of women surged forwards.I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen .The long-threatened storm was upon us.The wedding season is upon us.They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.

word	upon
definition	preposition If one thing is upon another, it is on it. He set the tray upon the table. He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me. You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event. The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac. Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem. You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned. Row upon row of women surged forwards. I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge. If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen . The long-threatened storm was upon us. The wedding season is upon us. They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.
cefr-level	B1

Thing I Event Row Preposition Set Tray Table