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therefore

[ thair-fawr, -fohr ]

adverb

  1. in consequence of that; as a result; consequently:

    I think; therefore I am.

    Synonyms: whence, hence



therefore

/ ˈðɛəˌfɔː /

sentence connector

  1. thus; hence: used to mark an inference on the speaker's part

    those people have their umbrellas up: therefore, it must be raining

  2. consequently; as a result

    they heard the warning on the radio and therefore took another route



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Word History and Origins

Origin of therefore1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English ther(e)fore, variant of therfor therefor

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Synonym Study

Therefore, wherefore, accordingly, consequently, so, then all introduce a statement resulting from, or caused by, what immediately precedes. Therefore (for this or that reason) and wherefore (for which reason) imply exactness of reasoning; they are especially used in logic, law, mathematics, etc., and in a formal style of speaking or writing. Accordingly (in conformity with the preceding) and consequently (as a result, or sequence, or effect of the preceding), although also somewhat formal, occur mainly in less technical contexts. So (because the preceding is true or this being the case) and then (since the preceding is true) are informal or conversational in tone.

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Example Sentences

Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link  or infrared pointer at this point.

It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.

Therefore, some Democrats are under pressure to take policy actions their union allies oppose.

Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.

This may be the case—but it is not remotely plausible evidence that this attack was therefore orchestrated by North Korea.

I, therefore, deliver it as a maxim, that whoever desires the character of a proud man ought to conceal his vanity.

But if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.

I am therefore quite sure I shall be content to await his father's consent, should it not come these many years.

An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.

I shall therefore, in my effort to prove the Bible fallible, quote almost wholly from Christian critics.

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