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dwell uponAlternative form of dwell onRate it:

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look uponTo gaze at something; to look on.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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hit uponTo address.Rate it:

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reflect uponTo reflect on.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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fall uponTo fall on; to experience; to suffer.Rate it:

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come uponTo befall; to affect; to happen to.Rate it:

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hit uponTo think of; to invent; to realize.Rate it:

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prevail uponTo convince; to persuade.Rate it:

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reckon uponTo plan upon; to expect.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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take uponTo take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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call uponAlternative form of call on.Rate it:

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act uponTo take action on the basis of information received or deduced.Rate it:

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base uponTo base on.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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bear uponTo influence, have an effect upon.Rate it:

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bear uponTo be relevant to.Rate it:

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blow uponTo inform against.Rate it:

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blow uponTo defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.Rate it:

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build uponTo expand upon; to develop further.Rate it:

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build uponTo form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.Rate it:

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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

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chance uponto find by chanceRate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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count uponto count onRate it:

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descend uponto visit in large numbersRate it:

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draw uponTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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enlarge upon1. Expend; 2. To make larger; 3. add to; 4. To give greater scope to;Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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frown uponTo disapprove (of).Rate it:

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hang uponTo hover around.Rate it:

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hang uponTo regard with passionate affection.Rate it:

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happen uponTo accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.Rate it:

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improve uponAlternative form of improve onRate it:

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look uponTo consider or regard something in a specific manner.Rate it:

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pitch uponTo choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.Rate it:

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put one's foot down uponTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put upontake advantage ofRate it:

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reckon uponTo count upon or depend upon.Rate it:

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rely uponAlternative form of rely onRate it:

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round uponTo turn and attack a potential attackerRate it:

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seize uponTo take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to; to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.Rate it:

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seize uponTo grasp or take hold of suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take possession of or claim as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.Rate it:

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set uponTo attack someone.Rate it:

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settle uponTo decide something over other options.Rate it:

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