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Hotmale Posted 7 years ago
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Hello

Can you please tell me what "upon" means in this sentence?

"The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention".


Does the sentence mean "The child's crying while he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"?


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Hotmale "The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention". Does the sentence mean "The child's crying while when he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"? As amended, more or less, yes.

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  • Hotmale "The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention".
  • Does the sentence mean "The child's crying while when he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"?
  • As amended, more or less, yes.
  • "upon" signifies that one thing (the smell of antiseptic) triggers another (the crying).
  • To me, the use of "upon" in this specific sentence feels rather unusual.
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Hotmale"The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention".
Does the sentence mean "The child's crying while when he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"?

As amended, more or less, yes. "upon" signifies that one thing (the smell of antiseptic) triggers anothe

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