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
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
The lease said that no “elected official of the government of the United States” shall “be admitted to any share or part of this lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.”
From New York Times
Public pursuit of happiness, he proposes, ought to include access to nature and the salubrity derived therefrom.
From Washington Post
But, however overwrought Anna’s sensibility sometimes is, Mrs. Lessing points such powerful significances therefrom that, in comparison, many other highly touted novels dealing with man’s acceptance — or defiance — of his fate seem picayune indeed.
From New York Times
“With the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, until you return to the ground, for you were taken therefrom,” the Book of Genesis says.
From New York Times
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