therefrom
Americanadverb
adverb
Usage
What does therefrom mean? Therefrom means from the thing or place that was just mentioned, as in Our freedom is based on the Constitution and all the rights derived therefrom (translation: Our freedom is based on the Constitution and all the rights derived from it). Therefrom is fairly formal. It’s often used in legal language, but it can also be used in everyday speech and writing. Example: The nation’s economy is heavily reliant on its neighbor country and tourism therefrom.
Etymology
Origin of therefrom
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at there, from
Example Sentences
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"We once again call on the UK to fulfil its obligation and honour its commitments at once, otherwise the consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by the UK side".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
I accomplished it within seven months, and I brought all kinds of products therefrom, beautiful and exotic.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Public pursuit of happiness, he proposes, ought to include access to nature and the salubrity derived therefrom.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
Most of the debate over that provision ends at the word therefrom; the Times editorial board, and the paper’s reporting staff—as well as Slate—tend to cut the sentence off after it.
From Slate ● May 31, 2017
It is so exact a copy of the last signature to the will as to indicate that it was traced therefrom.
From Bacon and Shakspere by William Henry Burr
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