German-English translation for "upon"

"upon" English translation

upon
[əˈp(ɒ)n; -ən]preposition | Präposition, Verhältniswort präp

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  • (hat fast alle Bedeutungen von „on“ ist jedoch nachdrücklicherand | und u. wird am Ende eines Infinitivsatzesor | oder od in Gedichten, um den Satzrhythmus zu wahren, dem „on“ vorgezogen, „upon“ istespecially | besonders besonders in der Umgangssprache weniger geläufig als„on“ jedoch in folgenden Fällen üblich:)
    upon
    upon
  • upon nach gewissen Verben wie → see „depend
    upon nach gewissen Verben wie → see „depend
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upon
[əˈp(ɒ)n; -ən]adverb | Adverb adv obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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put-upon
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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settle on
, upon

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act upon
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <with object | mit Objekt+obj>

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  • act upon → see „act on
    act upon → see „act on
look upon
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • betrachten (as als with mit)
    look upon
    look upon
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  • (hinaus)gehen auf (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    look upon
    look upon
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sit upon
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • sitzen auf (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    sit upon not deal with
    sit upon not deal with
  • eine Sitzungor | oder od Tagung halten über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    sit upon discuss
    beraten über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    sit upon discuss
    sit upon discuss
  • (jemanden) runterhaltenor | oder od unterbuttern (unterdrücken)
    sit upon restrain slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    sit upon restrain slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • (jemandem) aufs Dach steigen
    sit upon
    sit upon
  • (jemandem) den Kopf zurechtsetzen
    sit upon
    sit upon
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take upon
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • auf sich nehmen
    take upon assume
    take upon assume
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cogitate
[-teit]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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cogitate
[-teit]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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  • nachdenken über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    cogitate think about
    cogitate think about
  • denken
    cogitate philosophy | PhilosophiePHIL
    cogitate philosophy | PhilosophiePHIL
  • cogitate syn vgl. → see „think
    cogitate syn vgl. → see „think
dote
[dout]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • (on, upon) be infatuated
    vernarrt sein (inaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    schwärmen (für)
    (on, upon) be infatuated
  • kindischor | oder od schwachsinnigor | oder od senil seinor | oder od werden
    dote rare | seltenselten (be or become senile)
    dote rare | seltenselten (be or become senile)
sit-upons
plural noun | Substantiv Plural spl familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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  • Hosenplural | Plural pl
    sit-upons
    sit-upons