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# thereon

«thereon» in Mova's school dictionary: **«on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (thereon — formal, old-fashioned)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Thereon means «on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#m1)

2) (formal) Thereon can mean «right after that» or «from then on» (more often «thereupon» or «from there on»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal, legal and old-fashioned word used in contracts, notices and old books; in formal exam voice it points back to something already named. Plain words: on it, on that.

### examples

- Look at the map and the names written thereon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#x1)
- The form and the signature thereon must be checked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#x2)
- The land and the buildings thereon were sold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#x3)
- He read the note and the address thereon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#x4)
- Please read the label and the instructions thereon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#x5)
- Then she further bade him to see to her grave that nothing might grow thereon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/#x6)

### note

Formal and rare; in normal writing say «on it» or «on that». Similar words: thereby (by that), therein (in that), thereof (of that), thereupon (at once after that). Do not confuse with «thereafter» (after that).

### In the corpora

- [Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.579/)
- [And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.895/)
- [and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1254/)
- [Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.22/)
- [And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-offering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thereon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.