BANK ON/UPON: to depend. I had Rohan, a true friend. on whom I could
bank upon in my rainy days.
BASE ON/UPON: use an information as a base. The novel is based upon a
true story.
BEAR ON/UPON: to have a connection with, effect. The legislation would
bear on the status of the small farmers.
BENT ON/UPON: determined. she is beat on marrying him who is so senior
to her in age.
BESTOW ON/UPON: to give something valuable. nature has bestowed on us
many booms.
BINDING ON/UPON: legal obligation. The contract was binding on all the parties.
BURST ON/UPON: come to view, mind suddenly and unexpectedly. a new
idea burst upon him.
CENTRE ON/UPON: concentrated on a particular person or thing. he
centred his efforts on image-building.
COMMEND ON/UPON: appreciate, praise, speak favourably. she commended
on her achievements.
CONFER ON/UPON: bestow, to give or grant something. many titiles and
honours were confered on him.
CENTRE ON/UPON: concentrated on a particular person or thing. he
centred his efforts on image-building.
CENTRE ON/UPON: concentrated on a particular person or thing. he
centred his efforts on image-building.
COMMEND ON/UPON: appreciate, praise, speak favourably. she commended
on her achievements.
CONFER ON/UPON: bestow, to give or grant something. many titiles and
honours were confered on him.
DAWN ON/UPON: to come to realize the fact. it is danw on him late
that time is more precious than money.
DECIDE ON/UPON: make mind, determine, resolve. i have decided on
leaving for Germany.
DEPEND ON/UPON: need something is essential, rely on, trust somebody.
Life in its various forms depends on oxygen, water
DEPENDENCE ON/UPON: reliance on somebody. you know my dependence upon
my husband.
DESCEND ON/UPON: arrive at a place suddenly. the police descended on the scene.
DETERMINE ON/UPON: decide, resolve, make a firm mind. she was
determined on becoming an actress.
DWELLS ON/UPON: to speak or think at length on something. the speaker
dwelt upon the art of self-help.
EMBARK ON/UPON: start doing something difficult. They embarked upon a
perilous voyage.
ENGAGE ON/UPON: doing some activity. i donot like to engaged on such
type of diull job.
ENLARGE ON/UPON: give details about a atopic. he was asked to enlarge
upon the subject.
ENTER ON/UPON: embark on, make a start. Nabi entered on his new career.
EXERT ON/UPON: use pressure. The industrial groups exerted pressure on
the finance minister to get sops in the budget.
EXPERIMENT ON/UPON: make experiment. Experiments on monkeys have given
good results.
FORCE ON/UPON: force somebody to accept something. Donot try to force
upon me your belief.
FROWN ON/UPON: disapprove. Passengers frowned upon the smoking of the conductor.
HINGE ON/UPON: depend completely on something. his political future
hinged on his success in the elections.
HIT ON/UPON: to think out a solution of a problem. he hit upon an idea
to help his friend.
IMPINGE ON/UPON: to have effect or influece. increase in prices
imginge on the public.
IMPOSE ON/UPON: official order that something should be fined, taxed,
forbidden etc. I donot want to impose my ideas on anybody.
IMPROVE ON/UPON: to perform bettern than before. she shows improvement
on her past scores.
INCUMBENT ON/UPON: binding, necessary, duty. it is incumbent upon the
teacher to teach the students well.
INFLICT ON/UPON: tomake somebody suffer. a find was inflicted upon the
late-coming student.
INFRINGE ON/UPON: to limit or curtail freedom. i would not allow
anybody to infringe upon my freedom to information.
INTENT ON/UPON: be determined, resolved to do something. he was intent
on mischief.
IMPINGE ON/UPON: to have effect or influece. increase in prices
imginge on the public.
IMPROVE ON/UPON: to perform bettern than before. she shows improvement
on her past scores.
IMPOSE ON/UPON: official order that something should be fined, taxed,
forbidden etc. I donot want to impose my ideas on anybody.
INCUMBENT ON/UPON: binding, necessary, duty. it is incumbent upon the
teacher to teach the students well.
INFLICT ON/UPON: tomake somebody suffer. a find was inflicted upon the
late-coming student.
INFRINGE ON/UPON: to limit or curtail freedom.i would not allow
anybody to infringe upon my freedom to information.
INTENT ON/UPON: be determined, resolved to do something. he was intent
on mischief.
INTRUDE ON/UPON: have unpleasant effect.a loud noise intruded on my meditation.
LAVISH ON/UPON: spend alot of time and money, love etc. she lavished
love on her marriage.
MEDIATE ON/UPON: concentrate deeply. he sat mediating on the self.
MEDIATE ON/UPON: concentrate deeply. he sat mediating on the self.
PALL ON/UPON: become uninteresting. gradually his conversation began
to pall upon.
PLAY ON/UPON: use words with a similar form but different meanings.
the dramist plays on words so much in that scene.
PLAY ON/UPON: use words with a similar form but different meanings.
the dramist plays on words so much in that scene.
POUNCE ON/UPON: be alert in criticising in. the examiner would pounce
upon every mistake.
POUNCE ON/UPON: be alert in criticising in. the examiner would pounce
upon every mistake.
PRESS ON/UPON: insist on something. you should not press you religious
views upon me.
PRESUME ON/UPON: test too much the goodwill of somebody. i did not
like to presume on our friendship by asking him to lend me such a huge
amount of money.
PRIDE ON/UPON: have reason for pride and satisfaction. manish prided
himself on being a minister's son.
PRONOUNCE ON /UPON: give judgement or opinion. the jury will pronounce
its verdict on the matter tomorrow.
PUSH ON/UPON: insist on selling. do not try to push your car upon me.
REBOUND ON/UPON: return to and affect, recoil upon. Deeds, both goods
and bad rebound upon the doer.
RECKON ON/UPON: depend on. you can reckon on my promises.
RECOIL ON/UPON: strike back at the doer. evil deeds recoil on the
person concerned sooner than later.
REFLECT ON/UPON: think a lot about something. take your time to
reflect on the matter.
RELY ON/UPON: trust somebody or something. Our ticket team relied
mainly of batting.
REMARK UPON: comment on. He made a relevant remark upon the book.
REPORT ON/UPON: official piece of writing on a particular subject. the
report on scam may be ready soon.
SEIZE ON/UPON: show great interest in. his imagination seized on the
idead of a new venture.
TOUCH ON/UPON: speak or write briefly about a subject. the article
touches upon the possibility of the gulf war.
TURN ON/UPON: to attack or speak angrily. he turned on the servant. a
monkey turned upon her.
VENTURE UPON/ON: risk going somewhere. they ventured upon a voyage of
unchartered seas.
VERGE ON/UPON: come close to, be very similar. mu dislike for her
verged on hatred. boxing is a game that verges on brutality.
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