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1. (adv.) therefore
in consequence of that; as a result.
Etymology: (1125–75; ME ther(e)fore, var. of therfortherefor)
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1. (adverb) therefore, hence, thence, thus, so
(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"
2. (adverb) consequently, therefore
as a consequence
"he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"
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1. (adverb) therefore
indicates the result or natural conclusion of what has been said
The sea ice is melting, and therefore polar bears are disappearing.; She has caused a lot of trouble. Therefore it's not surprising people are angry.
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1. (adverb) therefore
for that or this reason, referring to something previously stated; for that
2. (adverb) therefore
consequently; by consequence
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Sense: for that reason
He worked hard, and therefore he was able to save money.
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 Afrikaans: dus |
 Arabic: لِذلِك |
 Bulgarian: затова |
 Brazilian: portanto |
 Czech: proto, tudíž |
 German: deshalb |
 Danish: derfor |
 Greek: επομένως, άρα |
 Spanish: por eso; por consiguiente |
 Estonian: seetõttu |
 Farsi: بنابراین؛ درنتیجه |
 Finnish: siksi |
 French: par conséquent |
 Hebrew: לָכֵן |
 Hindi: अंत |
 Croatian: stoga, radi toga |
 Hungarian: azért |
 Indonesian: karenanya |
 Icelandic: þess vegna |
 Italian: perciò |
 Japanese: それゆえに |
 Korean: 그 결과 |
 Lithuanian: todėl |
 Latvian: tāpēc; tādēļ |
 Malay: oelh itu |
 Dutch: daarom |
 Norwegian: derfor |
 Polish: dlatego |
 Portuguese: portanto |
 Romanian: în consecinţă, deci |
 Russian: поэтому |
 Slovak: preto |
 Slovenian: zato |
 Serbian: zato |
 Swedish: därför |
 Thai: เพราะฉะนั้น |
 Turkish: bu yüzden, onun için |
 Taiwanese: 因此 |
 Ukrainian: тому |
 Urdu: اسي وجہ سے، اسي ليے |
 Vietnamese: vì thế |
 Chinese: 因此 |
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