English-Finnish translations for upon

• langettaa
  Euroopan kaikista lehdistöistä Saksan lehdistön pitäisi sisimmässään tietää, ettei kollektiivista syyllisyyttä voida langettaa kenellekään henkilölle eikä millekään instituutiolle. The German media, of all the media in Europe, should know in their hearts that collective guilt cannot be visited upon any people or any institution.
  ~ tuomio
  ~ vastuu jollekulle

Definition of upon

• Physically above and in contact with
• Physically directly supported by
• Being followed by another so as to form a series
• At (a prescribed point in time
• on#Preposition|On
• Being the target of an action

Examples

• Place the book upon the table
• The crew set sail upon the sea
• She balanced upon one foot
• hours upon hours, years upon years, mile upon mile of desert
• The contract was rendered void upon his death
• He was set upon by the agitated dogs

Related words

• coupon
• whereupon
• thereupon
• hereupon
• dupondius
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• couponing
• Clifton-upon-Dunsmore
• Clifton-upon-Teme