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Definition of Therefore

1. Adverb. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result. "The witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

2. Adverb. As a consequence. "He had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"

Definition of Therefore

1. conj. & adv. For that or this reason, referring to something previously stated; for that.

Definition of Therefore

1. Adverb. (context: conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated. ¹

2. Adverb. (context: conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Therefore

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Therefore

thereabouts thereafter thereagain thereagainst thereanent therearound thereas thereat thereatop therebefore

therebeforn therebetween therebeyond thereby therefor therefore (current term) therefrom therein therein lies the rub thereinafter

thereinbefore thereinto thereinunder theremid theremin thereminist thereminists theremins therencephalous thereness

Literary usage of Therefore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"Chr. You are pretty near the business, for the bottom of all is, for want of a change in their mind and will.1 And therefore they are but like the felon ..."

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