upon+my+word

  • 61presume upon — phrasal verb presume on or presume upon [transitive] Word forms presume on : present tense I/you/we/they presume on he/she/it presumes on present participle presuming on past tense presumed on past participle presumed on formal presume on/upon… …

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  • 62pronounce upon — phrasal verb pronounce on or pronounce upon [transitive] Word forms pronounce on : he/she/it pronounces on present participle pronouncing on past tense pronounced on past participle pronounced on pronounce on/upon something to give your opinion… …

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  • 63my word! — idi my word! or upon my word! (used as an exclamation of surprise or astonishment.) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 64on my word — ► on (or upon) my word an exclamation of surprise or emphasis. Main Entry: ↑word …

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  • 65on my word — See upon my word …

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  • 66bear upon — phrasal verb bear on or bear upon [transitive] Word forms bear on : present tense I/you/we/they bear on he/she/it bears on present participle bearing on past tense bore on past participle borne on bear on something to be connected with something… …

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  • 67count upon — phrasal verb count on or count upon [transitive] Word forms count on : present tense I/you/we/they count on he/she/it counts on present participle counting on past tense counted on past participle counted on 1) a) count on someone to depend on… …

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  • 68fall upon — phrasal verb fall on or fall upon [transitive] Word forms fall on : present tense I/you/we/they fall on he/she/it falls on present participle falling on past tense fell on past participle fallen on 1) mainly literary fall on something to start… …

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  • 69frown upon — phrasal verb frown on or frown upon [transitive] Word forms frown on : present tense I/you/we/they frown on he/she/it frowns on present participle frowning on past tense frowned on past participle frowned on frown on someone/something to not… …

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  • 70happen upon — phrasal verb happen on or happen upon [transitive] Word forms happen on : present tense I/you/we/they happen on he/she/it happens on present participle happening on past tense happened on past participle happened on old fashioned happen on… …

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