Therefore
['ðeəfɔː] or ['ðɛrfɔr]
Definition
(adv.) (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; 'therefore X must be true'; 'the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory'; 'we were young and thence optimistic'; 'it is late and thus we must go'; 'the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted'.
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Definition
(adv.) For that or this reason, referring to something previously stated; for that.
(adv.) Consequently; by consequence.
Inputed by Billy
Synonyms and Synonymous
conj. & ad. [1]. Thence, then, for that reason, on that account, for that.[2]. Consequently, accordingly, by consequence.
Editor: Tracy
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Accordingly, consequently, hence, for_this_reason,[See {[*]?}]
Typist: Nora
Examples
- Can we suppose that he is ignorant of antiquity, and therefore has recourse to invention? Plato. The Republic.
- Such companies, therefore, commonly draw to themselves much greater stocks, than any private copartnery can boast of. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You must therefore allow me to follow the dictates of my conscience on this occasion, which leads me to perform what I look on as a point of duty. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Therefore I checked myself, and made my meaning plainer. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Therefore, betwixt your breakfast and your supper,--on the premises I expect to find you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When they all removed to Brighton, therefore, you had no reason, I suppose, to believe them fond of each other? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Such colonies, therefore, have been a source of expense, and not of revenue, to their respective mother countries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I therefore hope,' said Mr. Gradgrind, 'that you can make yourself happy in those relations. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- These services, therefore, being almost entirely arbitrary, subjected the tenant to many vexations. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In this respect, therefore, the species of the larger genera resemble varieties, more than do the species of the smaller genera. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It was therefore from the beginning a divided thing of uncertain power, a claim and an argument rather than a necessary reality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But at my age I can hardly get to the city, and therefore you should come oftener to the Piraeus. Plato. The Republic.
- Colonel Zachary Taylor--a brigadier-general by brevet--was therefore left in command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- His whole stock, therefore, is distinguished into two parts. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Therefore women should vote. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is therefore from the influence of characters and qualities, upon those who have an intercourse with any person, that we blame or praise him. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Brummell often dined with him, and therefore I take it for granted that Tom Raikes lent Brummell money. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Therefore something had occurred between seven-thirty and nine o'clock which had completely altered her feelings towards him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Therefore, those who had died at his hands must have seen him and paid the penalty with their lives. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Therefore if you object, I object. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The surplus part of them, therefore, must be sent abroad, and exchanged for something for which there is a demand at home. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The carbon being only slightly compressed will offer considerable resistance to the flow of current from the local battery, and therefore the signal on the local sounder will be weak. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Another pause therefore of many minutes' duration, succeeded this speech, and Lucy was still the first to end it. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- It would appear, therefore, that it is principally foreign salt that is used in the fisheries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A praetor, therefore, was appointed to administer it in his stead. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In his marrying such a woman therefore there would be nothing unsuitable. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- A balance, therefore, must necessarily be paid to them in gold and silver, and this balance, too, is generally found. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The champions were therefore prohibited to thrust with the sword, and were confined to striking. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- To send abroad any great quantity of it, therefore, would be to send abroad a part of the necessary subsistence of the people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I was firmly convinced that he ought not to marry you--therefore I tried to dissuade him by all the means in my power. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Nora