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Definitions: Thereof |
ThereofAdverb1. Of or concerning this or that; "a problem and the solution thereof". 2. From that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence";"public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "Typhus fever results therefrom". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "thereof" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Synonyms: ThereofSynonyms: thence (adv), therefrom (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Relation | Thereof; as to, as for, as respects, as regards; about; concerning; Verb: anent; relating to, as relates to; with relation, with reference to, with respect to,with regard to; in respect of; while speaking of, a propos of; in connection with; by the way, by the by; whereas; for as much as, in as much as; in point of, as far as; on the part of, on the score of; quoad hoc; pro re nata; under the head of; (class) of; in the matter of, in re. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Go, proclaim liberty throughout all the land, and to all the inhabitants thereof. (The Ten Commandments; writing credit: J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon) | |
Lyrics | But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside (Inside Out; performing artist: Eve 6) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Evil Thereof (1916) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | The liberty bell back in its birth-place again now that it has proclaimed liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof, it is perfectly at home.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Sir Walter Raleigh | Use your youth so that you may have comfort to remember it when it has forsaken you, and not sigh and grieve at the account thereof. |
The Bible | Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. |
Thomas Browne | Had not almost every man suffered by the Press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint. |
Thomas Fuller | Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | No constable or other bailiff of ours shall take corn or other provisions from anyone without immediately tendering money therefor, unless he can have postponement thereof by permission of the seller. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | And this is done, where-ever any number of men, in the state of nature, enter into society to make one people, one body politic, under one supreme government; or else when any one joins himself to, and incorporates with any government already made: for hereby he authorizes the society, or which is all one, the legislative thereof, to make laws for him, as the public good of the society shall require; to the execution whereof, his own assistance (as to his own decrees) is due. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1992 | All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. (reference) |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 1862 | And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Abraham Lincoln) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Receipt thereof shall be acknowledged in writing by Germany. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The penalty thereof is death. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Far be it from my heart, the thought thereof! QUEEN ELIZABETH. |
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Health | Color variegation refers to a lesion with shades of brown, tan, red, white, or blue/black, or combinations thereof. (references) | |
Improve diagnosis and identification of those elderly persons most likely to benefit from specific treatments--biological, psychosocial, or combinations thereof. (references) | ||
Business | Foreign investors may repatriate their capital and related profits at any given time. Related profits may be repatriated any time, without limitation as to the amount thereof, previous payment of Chilean taxes. (references) | |
Although this market overview report focuses primarily on the healthcare coverage market, and the best prospects arising thereof, it is important to note the increasing demand for information technology applied to the medical field and state-of-the-art equipment. (references) | ||
Because quality is a major factor in purchasing decisions the Philippines will remain import-dependent for sporting goods and equipment in the near to medium term. While labor costs in the Philippines are comparatively cheaper than the U.S., Japan, and Europe, the high price of raw materials or lack thereof, and limited number of manufacturing facilities is hindering the growth of the domestic manufacturing industry. (references) | ||
Children | India | In some cases, the Commission had acted to transfer oversight of homes to private voluntary organizations "after the (state) government failed to provide a healthy environment to children in these homes." In its February 2000 concluding observations regarding the country, the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern about "numerous reports of routine ill-treatment, corporal punishment, torture and sexual abuse of children in detention facilities, and alleged instances of killings of children living and/or working on the streets by law enforcement officials." The Committee also expressed concern "at the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions of detention of children, including detention with adults; lack of application and enforcement of existing juvenile justice legislation; lack of training for professionals, including the judiciary, lawyers and law enforcement officers, in relation to the Convention (on the Rights of the Child), other existing international standards and the Juvenile Justice Act; and the lack of measures and enforcement thereof to prosecute officials who violate these provisions." The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act prohibits child marriage, a traditional practice in the northern part of the country. (references) |
Economic History | Philippines | Local production is hampered by the high cost of raw materials or lack thereof, and insufficient international brand tie-ups. (references) |
Ghana | The GIPC law allows for import and tax exemptions for plant, machinery (and parts thereof) imported for the purpose of the investment. (references) | |
Political Economy | SOUTH AFRICA | Under the program, all government and parastatal purchases or lease contracts (goods, equipment or services) with an imported content equal to or exceeding $10 million (or the Rand equivalent thereof) are subject to an IP obligation. (references) |
Trade | Bolivia | The charge for customs storage is 0.5% of CIF for each 30-day period or fraction thereof. (references) |
Hungary | The customs debt is due and payable within 5 business days following notification thereof. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Nor have we used the power confided by the same act of prolonging the foreign debt by reloans, and of redeeming instead thereof an equal sum of the domestic debt. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The United States owe to the world a great example, and, by means thereof, to the cause of liberty and humanity a generous support. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Thereof" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Thereof" is used about 457 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 457 | 12,810 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "thereof": cut thereof. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
break girl guide lack love rescue superheros thereof up | 3 |
thereof | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "thereof"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | prej saj, nga kjo (hereof). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | في (among, at, by, during, in, on, within), من ذلك (therefrom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | от това (hereof, thence), от този източник, от него, на това (hereof), на него (him, thereon, to him). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 此 (hence, thence, therefore). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | z toho. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Undergruppe vedroerende hormonpraeparater i husdyr og fjerkrae samt i koed af disse Dyr (Poultry and Meat thereof, Subgroup on Hormonal substances in Cattle), Undergruppe vedroerende Fisk, bloeddyr og krebsdyr samt produkter heraf (Molluscs, Shell-fish and Products thereof, Subgroup on Fish), retsakt,der er udstedt til disses gennemførelse (act adopted as implementation thereof), kaffe,te,kakao,krydderier og varer deraf (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), i mangel heraf (failing this, in the absence thereof), fremstilling af ure og dele dertil (manufacture of clocks and watches and parts thereof), fremstilling af lette våben og ammunition dertil (manufacture of small arms and ammunition thereof), fremstilling af cykler og motorcykler samt dele dertil (manufacture of cycles, motor-cycles and parts and accessories thereof), forordningerne traeder i kraft paa det i dem fastsatte tidspunkt eller,hvis et saadant ikke er angivet,den tyvende dag... (in the absence thereof, on the twentieth day..., regulations shall enter into force on the date specified in them or), fjerkræstykke (cut thereof), fisk,ikke havpattedyr,krebsdyr,bløddyr og hvirvelløse dyr,der lever i vand,samt varer deraf (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), det positive dyr og dets afkom er fjernet (removal of the positive animal and any progeny thereof), denne Medlemsstat giver Kommissionen meddelelse herom (this Member State shall inform the Commission thereof), bestemmelserne i dette kapitel og de forholdsregler,der traeffes i medfoer heraf (the provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | klokken-en uurwerkfabrieken,vervaardiging van uurwerkonderdelen (manufacture of clocks and watches and parts thereof), bij gebreke van dien (failing this, in the absence thereof), de verordeningen treden in werking op de in de verordeningen bepaalde datum of,bij gebrek daaraan,op de twintigste dag... (in the absence thereof, on the twentieth day..., regulations shall enter into force on the date specified in them or), de voorschriften van dit hoofdstuk en de maatregelen uit hoofde daarvan genomen (the provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof), deel van een karkas (cut thereof), deze Lid-Staat stelt de Commissie hiervan in kennis (this Member State shall inform the Commission thereof), douanerechten aangaande accijns op tabak (customs duties on tabacco and products thereof), douanerechten aangaande tabaksaccijns (customs duties on tabacco and products thereof), bij gebreke daarvan (failing this, in the absence thereof), handeling ter uitvoering daarvan (act adopted as implementation thereof), Wet houdende regeling van het conflictenrecht inzake ontbinding van het huwelijk en scheiding van tafel en bed en de erkenning daarvan (Act regulating the conflict of laws relating to divorce and judicial separation and the recognition thereof, Divorce(Conflict of Laws)Act), koffie,thee,cacao,specerijen en produkten daarvan (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), rijwiel-en motorrijwielfabrieken,fabrieken van rijwiel-en motorrijwielonderdelen (manufacture of cycles, motor-cycles and parts and accessories thereof), Subgroep Hormonale stoffen in vee, gevogelte en vlees daarvan (Poultry and Meat thereof, Subgroup on Hormonal substances in Cattle), Subgroep Vis, schaal- en weekdieren, en produkten daarvan (Molluscs, Shell-fish and Products thereof, Subgroup on Fish), verwijderen van het positieve dier en het nageslacht ervan (removal of the positive animal and any progeny thereof), vis,geen zeezoogdieren,schaal-en weekdieren en andere ongewervelde waterdieren en bereidingen daarvan (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), Wet conflictenrecht echtscheiding (Act regulating the conflict of laws relating to divorce and judicial separation and the recognition thereof, Divorce(Conflict of Laws)Act), fabrieken van lichte wapens en hun munitie (manufacture of small arms and ammunition thereof). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tee (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof, tea), ruhon palat (cut thereof), nilviäisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), moottori-ja polkupyörien ja niiden osien valmistus (manufacture of cycles, motor-cycles and parts and accessories thereof), meressä eläviä selkärangattomia sekä niistä valmistettuja tuotteita (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), mausteet ja niiden jalosteet (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), lukuun ottamatta meri-imettäväisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), kellojen ja kellonosien valmistus (manufacture of clocks and watches and parts thereof), kala (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals), kahvi (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), kaakao (cacao, cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof), käsiaseiden ja ammusten valmistus (manufacture of small arms and ammunition thereof), äyriäisiä (crustaceans, fish, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof, not marine mammals). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en (of them), de cela. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | davon (about that, away, by that, from that, from there, of it, of that, on that, therefrom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | περί τούτου (hereof), εκ τούτου (hereof, thereby, therefrom, thereon), τούτου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מז" (from here, hence), מכך. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | arról, abból (therefrom, thereout). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | di ciò (hereof). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 그것으로 (thereby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | jeh shen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ereofthay disso (hence, therefrom), daquilo (from that), dali (therefrom), daí (thence, therefrom, thereout, whence). (various references) din aceastã (hereof). (various references) из этого. (various references) od toga (therefrom). (various references) en esto (herein, hereupon, on this, therein). (various references) därom (about that, of it, on that). (various references) ondan (from her, from him, from it, therefrom), bu yüzden (accordingly, for this reason, so, that's why, thence, therefore), bu nedenle (accordingly, consequently, for this reason, herewith, that's why, therefore, thus, whence). (various references) цього, того, внаслідок цього (hereupon, therefore), з цього. (various references) của việc ấy từ đó, của nó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 47, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ton laon katedoulwsato autw eiV paidaV ap' akrwn oriwn aiguptou ewV twn akrwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et cunctos populos eius a novissimis terminis Aegypti usque ad extremos fines eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And al the puplis of it, fro the laste termes of Egipte vnto the vttmest coostis of it, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he appoynted the people vnto the cities from one syde of Egipte vnto the other: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And as for the people, he made servants of them, town by town, from one end of Egypt to the other. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 47, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Ug mahitungod sa katawohan, gihimo niya ang pagbalhin kanila ngadto sa mga kalungsoran gikan sa usa ka tumoy sa katapusang utlanan sa Egipto ngadto sa laing tumoy niini. |
| Croatian | a narod od jednog kraja Egipta do drugoga njegovim robljem. |
| Danish | og Befolkningen gjorde han til hans Trælle i hele Ægypten fra Ende til anden. |
| Dutch | En aangaande het volk, dat zette hij over in de steden, van het ene uiterste der palen van Egypte, tot het andere uiterste deszelven. |
| Finnish | Ja hän siirsi kansan kaupunkeihin, Egyptin toisesta äärestä toiseen saakka. |
| French | Il fit passer le peuple dans les villes, d`un bout l`autre des frontières de l`Égypte. |
| German | Und er teilte das Volk aus in die Städte, von einem Ende Ägyptens bis ans andere. |
| Haitian Creole | Jozèf fè tout moun toupatou nan peyi a tounen esklav farawon an. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Seluruh rakyat Mesir dijadikan hamba oleh Yusuf. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah itu dipindahkannyalah orang banyak itu dari pada sebuah negeri kepada sebuah negeri, dari pada suatu ujung perhinggaan tanah Mesir sampai kepada ujung yang lain. |
| Italian | Quanto al popolo, egli lo fece passare nelle citt da un capo all'altro della frontiera egiziana. |
| Maori | Tena ko nga tangata, i whakawhitiwhitia e ia ki nga pa, i tetahi pito o nga rohe o Ihipa a puta noa ki tetahi pito o reira. |
| Norwegian | Men folket flyttet han om i byene, fra den ene ende av Egyptens land til den andre. |
| Portuguese | Quanto ao povo, José fê-lo passar s cidades, desde uma até a outra extremidade dos confins do Egito. |
| Rumanian | Ckt despre popor, l -a mutat kn cetqyi, dela o margine hotarelor Egiptului pknq la cealaltq. |
| Spanish | Y él redujo al pueblo a servidumbre, desde un extremo a otro del territorio de Egipto. |
| Swedish | Och folket förflyttade han till städerna, från den ena ändan av Egyptens område till den andra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Thereof" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: theorbo, therof, Thorleif, thorofon. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-f-h-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: hefter, hereof, hereto, hetero. | |
-2 letters: ether, fetor, forte, forth, froth, ofter, other, there, three, throe. | |
-3 letters: feet, fere, fete, fore, fort, free, fret, froe, heft, here, hero, hoer, reef, reft, rete, rote, thee, thro, tore, tree, tref. | |
-4 letters: eft, ere, eth, fee, feh, fer, fet, foe, foh, for, fro, her, het, hoe, hot, oft. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-f-h-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: therefor. | |
+2 letters: foresheet, therefore, therefrom, threefold. | |
+3 letters: forefather, foregather, foremother, foresheets, fourteenth, henceforth, heretofore. | |
+4 letters: forefathers, foregathers, foremothers, foreshorten, foresighted, forgathered, fourteenths, furthermore, godfathered, heterograft, housefather, softhearted, thenceforth, theretofore. | |
+5 letters: flamethrower, foregathered, foreshortens, frothinesses, headforemost, heterografts, housefathers, motherfucker, thermoformed, weatherproof. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 65 72 65 6F 66 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .... . .-. . --- ..-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 01101111 01100110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T h e r e o f |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0068 0065 0072 0065 006F 0066 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54747184718172 |
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