Therefore

Definitions: Therefore

Therefore

Adverb

1. (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. 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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "therefore" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Therefore \There"fore\, conjunction adverb. [from Old English expression therfore. See There, and Fore, adverb, For, and compare to Therefor.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Therefore

Attribution

Adverb: hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to; on that account; from this cause, from that cause; thanks to, forasmuch as; whence, propter hoc.

Motive

Adverb: because, therefore; (cause); from this motive, from that motive; for this reason, for that reason; for; by reason of, for the sake of, count of; out of, from, as, forasmuch as.

Reasoning,

Adverb: for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of; therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori.

Crosswords: Therefore

It's natural, therefore -correct, even - that they should resent us. How could they do otherwise, when we refused to treat them like fellow human beings? (M. Butterfly; writing credit: David Henry Hwang.)

Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. (Forrest Gump; writing credit: Eric Roth)

Therefore, I am the only person here who transcends the parent-teacher bridge. (Donnie Darko; writing credit: Richard Kelly)

I think therefore the chair moves. (Birds of Prey; writing credit: Adam Armus; Nora Kay Foster)

Therefore, he is my model of manhood, and my estimation of him will govern the prospects of my adult relationships. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Is not real to me, therefore he doesn't exist (Izzo (H.O.V.A.); performing artist: Jay-Z)

Therefore nobody never gon' spit like I spit (Put Ya Hands Up; performing artist: KISS)

He liked to like people, therefore people liked him. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use. (references; author: Mark Twain)

I am a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I am perfect. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• I Fish Therefore I Am: And Other Observations (reference)

• I Run, Therefore I Am - Nuts (reference)

• I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self (reference)

• I Think, Therefore I Laugh (reference)

• I Write Therefore I Am?': Fictional Autobiography and the Idea of Selfhood in the Postmodern Age (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• I Hate Therefore I Am [IMPORT] (reference)

• Therefore [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Shown is a PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 17 year old girl with a longstanding history of epilepsy, who has a brain tumor classified as a grade 1 astrocytoma. The PET scan indicates that the tumor is not metabolizing excess glucose and is therefore benign. PET scans allow doctors to tell if a tumor is malignant without resorting to a surgical biopsy.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Bacillus anthracis endospores are seen under phase contrast microscopy as lighter areas, i.e. "points of light", due to the fact that they are dehydrated, and therefore, more refractile.Credit: CDC.

Anopheles franciscanus does not seek out human hosts aggressively, therefore, this species is not an efficient vector for malaria transmission.Credit: CDC.

M. tuberculosis is an acid-fast bacterium (AFB), and is therefore, undetectable when stained using a Gram stain technique. However, using this method, the M. tuberculosis bacteria glow yellow under ultraviolet light microscopy.Credit: CDC.

Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the attack by USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Yorktown (CV-5) dive bombers on the Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga and Soryu in the morning of 4 June 1942. The diorama was created during World War II on the basis of information then available. It is therefore somewhat inaccurate in scope and detail. This angle of view depicts Soryu (attacked by Yorktown aircraft) in the middle distance, with Kaga and Akagi (both attacked by Enterprise aircraft) as the closer two burning ships.Credit: NAVY.

Anchored on the Western Rivers, circa 1864-65. This photograph was taken within a few moments of that seen in Photo # NH 100000, and was therefore probably taken by A.D. Lytle, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Credit: NAVY.

Photographed while tied up along the Western Rivers during the Civil War. Note: Silver Cloud is generally described as a stern-wheel steamer. However, the ship in this view appears to be a side-wheel type. Therefore, the identification of this photograph should be approached with caution.Credit: NAVY.

A corral practically buried by drifted dust. Mills, New Mexico. Therefore, the fertile top soil of a grazing area cannot be utilized.Credit: Library of Congress.

-- therefore I command you saying open your hand, open it, to your brother, to your poor brother, to your needy brother in your land.Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike. (Second Treatise of Government)

We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. (reference)

The principles, therefore, so established, are deemed fundamental. (reference)

They are therefore not revolutionary, but conservative. (reference)

Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the first day above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Palquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebone, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northhampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued. (Abraham Lincoln)

The Debtor Clearing Office will therefore credit the Creditor Clearing Office with all debts admitted, even in case of inability to collect them from the individual debtor. (reference)

I can therefore allow my mind, with the experience of a lifetime, to play over the problems which beset us on the morrow of our absolute victory in arms, and to try to make sure with what strength I have that what has been gained with so much sacrifice and suffering shall be preserved for the future glory and safety of mankind. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Our decision, therefore, cannot turn on merely a comparison of these tangible factors in the Negro and white schools involved in each of the cases. (reference)

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She, therefore, said no more for some time.

Of the remaining 28, no less than 26 have sent in accidental solutions, and therefore fall short of the highest honours.

Therefore, as a man who has not thought and philosophised in vain, I seek no vengeance, plot no evil against thee.

Marius was therefore left in peace.

All the descriptions of fierce love and hatred which he had met in books had seemed to him therefore unreal.

You scarcely have the hearts to tell me so, And therefore cannot have the hearts to do it.

I determined therefore to direct my course this way, in order to my return to Europe.

Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Their views, therefore, may be biased. (references)

Their lungs are therefore unable to perform gas exchange. (references)

CF is therefore called an autosomal recessive genetic disease. (references)

Business

The board therefore implements public policy. (references)

Tires are therefore included in the scope of this report. (references)

Bulgaria therefore has an enormous development potential. (references)

Children

Cape Verde

Some observers see this measure as discriminatory, and therefore a violation of the Constitution. (references)

Burundi

The National Assembly's approval of the ratification was completed before the existence of the Senate; therefore, the Senate's approval likely is unnecessary. (references)

Malawi

Girls, especially in rural areas, historically have been unable to complete even a primary education, and are therefore at a serious disadvantage in finding employment. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

Consequently children of Baha'i marriages were not recognized as legitimate and therefore were denied inheritance rights. (references)

Tanzania

In February the Government declared that four government and party officials were noncitizens and therefore no longer could retain their positions. (references)

Switzerland

NGO's contend that such a short time period does not constitute an effective remedy and therefore violates the European Convention on Human Rights. (references)

Economic History

Panama

Currency conversion therefore is not an issue. (references)

Albania

Its products, therefore, must be of poor quality. (references)

Panama

There is, therefore, no independent monetary policy in Panama. (references)

Human Rights

Korea

The regime, therefore, claims a social interest in identifying and isolating all opposition. (references)

Malaysia

However, the delegation that drafted this report did not visit Lim in prison, and therefore was unable to make direct observations. (references)

Belarus

The prosecutor's office exercised no independence; and the due process protections regarding wiretaps effectively therefore are meaningless. (references)

Indigenous People

Peru

CONAP believes that mining and other development operations are inevitable and, therefore, wants native communities to share appropriately the benefits. (references)

Minorities

Philippines

Some Muslims therefore use a Christian pseudonym and do not wear distinctive dress when applying for housing or jobs. (references)

Nepal

Some citizens are wary of proselytizing and conversion by Christians and, therefore, view the presence of Christianity with alarm. (references)

Political Economy

Colombia

Senators are elected on a nation-wide basis, and therefore also do not represent specific districts. (references)

CANADA

The United States has a levy for cds but not blank tapes, therefore, U.S. artists do not benefit from Canada's regime. (references)

ALGERIA

While there are, therefore, significant opportunities for U.S. agricultural importers, there are also considerable challenges. (references)

Political Rights

Suriname

The Maroons and Amerindians are concentrated in remote areas in the interior and therefore have limited access to, and influence on, the political process. (references)

Moldova

The Communist Party therefore gained sufficient votes in Parliament to elect the president, pass laws, overturn presidential vetoes, and change the Constitution. (references)

Mali

The opposition contended that the Government failed to carry out constitutionally mandated annual electoral list revisions and that, therefore, the elections should be declared invalid. (references)

Trade

Uruguay

U.S. carriers are therefore also exempt from this tax. (references)

Vietnam

The lessor must therefore carefully scrutinize potential clients. (references)

Syria

The export of high technology products to Syria is, therefore, restricted. (references)

Travel

Honduras

The verbal understanding is therefore sometimes given greater importance than the written contract. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi customs and postal officials widely define what is contrary to Islam, and therefore prohibited. (references)

Egypt

Egyptian law allows a landlord to charge higher rents if apartments are "furnished;" therefore, almost all rental units are of this type. (references)

Women

Turkey

The law is also limited to spouses, and therefore does not address some other sources of violence such as in-laws. (references)

Turkey

The law allows women to apply for restraining orders against their husbands and therefore to stay in their own homes. (references)

Mexico

The CNDH therefore recommended that the state attorney general and the mayor of Ciudad Juarez be investigated for negligence; however, no action was taken. (references)

Worker Rights

Colombia

The inspection apparatus is therefore weak. (references)

Germany

Labor courts are courts of first instance; therefore, complainants file their cases directly with the labor courts. (references)

Libya

Information on the human rights situation therefore is limited; this report draws heavily on non-U.S. Government sources. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "therefore": i think therefore i am. Additional references.

Ending with "therefore": we-are-poor-therefore.

Afrikaan

tog (accordingly, certainly, consequently, indeed, rather, so, surely, then), dus (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, then, thus), daarom (on that account). (various references)

Albanian

si pasojë (consequently, so), prandaj (accordingly, ergo, hence, hereupon, so, that is why, wherefore), andaj (on that account). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من أجل ذلك الغرض, ‏من ثم (subsequently, thence, thus, whereupon), ‏اذا (as long as, if, whether), ‏إذا (if, then, thus, whether), ‏بناء على. (various references)

Bulgarian 

следователно (accordingly, consequently, ergo, ergon, hence, so, then, thence, thus), затова (and besides, consequently, that's why, thence, thereon, thereupon), по тази причина (thereat). (various references)

Chinese 

� 此 (for that reason, for this reason, that is why). (various references)

Czech

tudíž (accordingly, consequently, thus, whence), z toho dùvodu (hence), proto (accordingly, hence, that's why), proèež (wherefore), a tedy. (various references)

Danish

altså (accordingly, consequently, so, then). (various references)

Dutch

toch (accordingly, but, certainly, consequently, however, indeed, nevertheless, rather, so, surely, then, yet), ook weer (accordingly, consequently, so, then), ergo (accordingly, consequently, ERGO, European Community Action Programme for the long-term unemployed, so, then), dus (accordingly, consequently, in that way, like this, so, subsequently, then, this way, thus). (various references)

Esperanto

tial, pro tio, do (so, then). (various references)

Faeroese

tessvegna (on that account), tí (on that account), sostatt (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, then, thus). (various references)

Farsi 

سپس (Afterwards, Next, Then, Thenceforth), ازاینرو (Hence, Since), بنابراین (Hence, So, Thereupon, Thus), بدلیل ان . (various references)

Finnish

siksi (because of that, for that reason, on that account, so, to such a degree, to such an extent), siis (accordingly, consequently, so, then, thus). (various references)

French

donc (then, thus). (various references)

Frisian

dus (accordingly, consequently, so, such, then, thus), dochs (accordingly, consequently, so, then), dêrom (on that account). (various references)

German

deshalb (because of that, for that, for that reason, hence, on that account, on this account), darum (about that, around that, because of that, for it, on that account, round that, that is why), folglich (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, then, thus), deswegen (because of that, for that reason, that's why), also (accordingly, consequently, hence, now, on that account, so, that is, then, thus, well). (various references)

Greek 

όθεν (ergo, hence, so), ωσ εκ τούτου, επομένωσ (accordingly, consequently, so), άρα (consequently). (various references)

Hawaiian

andaj (on that account). (various references)

Hebrew 

לכן (hence, so, then, therefrom, thereupon, thus, to you, you). (various references)

Hungarian

következésképpen (accordingly, consequently, subsequently), ezért (for this end, hence, that is why, that's why, thus, to this end, with this object), evégett, azért (in order to, so as to, that is why, that's why, thence, therefor, thereupon, to the end that, wherefore), avégett. (various references)

Icelandic

því (It, on that account, that). (various references)

Indonesian

karena itu (thence, thereby). (various references)

Italian

quindi (accordingly, from there, hence, then, thence, thereafter, thus), perciò (accordingly, for that reason, hence, on that account, thence, thus), per quésto (on that account). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

たらし込む (all the same, bump, drop-by-drop, even so, lump, nevertheless, protuberance, so, swelling, tending to be, to cajole, to deceive, to seduce, wanting to be), 故に (consequently), 依って (accordingly, because of, consequently), �"って (consequently, in accordance with), 其れ故 (for that reason, so), 仍って (accordingly, because of, consequently), � って (accordingly, because of, consequently), て拳�" (copula, detective, Don't you agree?, event, guess, has become possible, hope, huge, huge breasts, I fear, I hope, I think, I thought you'd say that!, in a big way, is now possible, it seems, may, polite copula in Japanese, probably, surely, Tae Kwon Do, think, to be, will). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

したがって (consequently, in accordance with), それゆえ (for that reason, so), ですから , ゆえに (consequently), よって (accordingly, because of, consequently), � から (so). (various references)

Korean 

그런 까닭에. (various references)

Manx

shen y fa (hence, that is why, wherefore), myr shen (in that manner, so, thus), er y fa shen (consequently). (various references)

Norwegian

derfor (hence, on that account). (various references)

Papiamen

p'esei (on that account), pa esei (on that account). (various references)

Pig Latin

ereforethay

Polish

to (accordingly, consequently, it, so, then, these, this, this here), więc, przeto (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, then, thus), dlatego (on that account). (various references)

Portuguese

portanto (accordingly, between this and that, ergonomics, so, thus, wherefore), por isso (for that reason, hence, thereupon, whence, wherefore). (various references)

Romanian

deci (accordingly, and, consequently, hence, on that account, so, then), de aceea (and, on that account). (various references)

Russian 

следовательно (consequently, ergo, hence, so), поэтому (accordingly, consequently, so, thus, with this in mind). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

stoga (consequently, hence), dakle (accordingly, hence). (various references)

Spanish

por eso (hence, on that account, thence, thereupon, wherefore). (various references)

Sranan

fudat'ede (on that account), datmeki (on that account), dat'ede (on that account). (various references)

Swahili

kwa hiyo (on that account). (various references)

Swedish

därför (because, consequently, for it, for that reason, hence, om that account, so, thence, thus, why). (various references)

Turkish

onun için (therefor), o yüzden (for that reason, thence), bunun için (hence, thus), bundan dolayı (ergo, hence, hereby, on account of this), bu yüzden (accordingly, for this reason, so, that's why, thence, thereof), bu nedenle (accordingly, consequently, for this reason, herewith, that's why, thereof, thus, whence). (various references)

Turkmen 

цtri (that's why), зьnki (because). (various references)

Ukranian 

тому (ago, back, consequently, since, so), внаслідок цього (hereupon, thereof). (various references)

Vietnamese 

vậy thì (consequence, ergo, thereupon), vì thế (hence, thereat, thus), cho nên, bởi vậy. (various references)

Welsh

felly (accordingly, as, like that, so, that, that way, thus). (various references)

Yucatec

la'tene (on that account). (various references)

eo, ergô, ergo, ergone, idcirco, ideo, ideoque, igitur, ita, itaque, proinde, propterea, quare, quo, quoque. (various references)

hyat. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Therefore" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: thehefore, therfore, threfore. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: therefor.

-2 letters: thereof.

-3 letters: ferret, hefter, hereof, hereto, hetero, reefer, retore, rhetor.

-4 letters: ether, fetor, forte, forth, freer, frere, frore, froth, ofter, other, refer, retro, there, three, throe.

-5 letters: feet, fere, fete, fore, fort, free, fret, froe, heft, here, hero, hoer, reef, reft, rete, rote, thee, thro, tore, torr, tree, tref.

+1 letter: heretofore.

+2 letters: theretofore.

+3 letters: foregathered.

+4 letters: foreshortened, horsefeathers.

+5 letters: weatherproofed.