therefore

[ thair-fawr, -fohr ]

/ ˈðɛərˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

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adverb

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

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hence, whence.

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Origin of therefore

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

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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.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH therefore

therefor, therefore

Words nearby therefore

thereby, thereby hangs a tale, Red and the Black, The, Red Badge of Courage, The, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereinto, There is no joy in Mudville

How to use therefore in a sentence

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
I, therefore, deliver it as a maxim, that whoever desires the character of a proud man ought to conceal his vanity.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
But if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
I am therefore quite sure I shall be content to await his father's consent, should it not come these many years.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
I shall therefore, in my effort to prove the Bible fallible, quote almost wholly from Christian critics.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford

British Dictionary definitions for therefore

therefore

/ (ˈðɛəˌfɔː) /

sentence connector

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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