therefore

[ thair-fawr, -fohr ]

/ ˈðɛərˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

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adverb

in consequence of that; as a result; consequently: I think; therefore I am.

Words nearby therefore

thereafter, thereat, thereby, thereby hangs a tale, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereinto, theremin

Origin of therefore

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

SYNONYMS FOR therefore

hence, whence.

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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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Examples from the Web for therefore

Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
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It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
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Therefore, some Democrats are under pressure to take policy actions their union allies oppose.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This may be the case—but it is not remotely plausible evidence that this attack was therefore orchestrated by North Korea.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the moment, therefore, for us to frame our inexorable resolution.
The Wrack of the Storm|Maurice Maeterlinck
Religious thought, like all else, is subject to a law of evolution, and therefore passes through regular stages.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte
To these organisms, therefore, the experiments of Nussbaum cannot be applied.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Latent heat is therefore not dissipated, it is merely transformed and has taken on the form of molecular elasticity.
Landmarks of Scientific Socialism|Friedrich Engels
Therefore I thought nothing of undertaking a sixty miles' drive in broiling heat and along a villainous road.
South African Memories|Lady Sarah Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for therefore

therefore

/ (ˈðɛəˌfɔː) /

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thus; hence: used to mark an inference on the speaker's partthose people have their umbrellas up: therefore, it must be raining

consequently; as a resultthey heard the warning on the radio and therefore took another route

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