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there·fore
(thâr′fôr′)adv.
For that reason or cause; consequently or hence.
[Middle English : there, there; see there + for, fore, fore; see for.]
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therefore
(ˈðɛəˌfɔː)sentence connector
1. thus; hence: used to mark an inference on the speaker's part: those people have their umbrellas up: therefore, it must be raining.
2. consequently; as a result: they heard the warning on the radio and therefore took another route.
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there•fore
(ˈðɛərˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr)adv.
in consequence of that; as a result.
[1125–75; Middle English ther(e)fore, variant of therfor therefor]
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Adv. | 1. | therefore - (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. | 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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therefore
adverb consequently, so, thus, as a result, hence, accordingly, for that reason, whence, thence, ergo Muscles need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories.
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Translations
لِذَلِكَلِذلِك
prototudíž
derfor
sen vuoksisiksi
stoga
azértezértkövetkezésképpentehát
òess vegna
従って
그러므로
aşadardeciprin urmare
zato
därför
เพราะฉะนั้น
bu yüzdenonun için
vì vậy
therefore
[ˈðɛəfɔːʳ] ADV → por tanto, por lo tantohe wanted to become the richest, and therefore the happiest, man in the world → quería convertirse en el hombre más rico, y por (lo) tanto más feliz, del mundo
I think, therefore I am → pienso, luego existo
therefore X = 4 → luego X es igual a 4 (Math)
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there
(ðeə) , (ðə) adverb1. (at, in, or to) that place. He lives there; Don't go there.
2. used to introduce sentences in which a state, fact etc is being announced. There has been an accident at the factory; There seems to be something wrong; I don't want there to be any mistakes in this.
3. at that time; at that point in a speech, argument etc. There I cannot agree with you; Don't stop there – tell me what happened next!
4. (with the subject of the sentence following the verb except when it is a pronoun) used at the beginning of a sentence, usually with be or go, to draw attention to, or point out, someone or something. There she goes now! There it is!
5. (placed immediately after noun) used for emphasis or to point out someone or something. That book there is the one you need.
interjection1. used to calm or comfort. There, now. Things aren't as bad as they seem.
2. used when a person has been shown to be correct, when something bad happens, or when something has been completed. There! I told you he would do it!; There! That's that job done; There! I said you would hurt yourself!
ˌthereaˈbout(s) adverb approximately in that place, of that number, at that time etc. a hundred or thereabouts; at three o'clock or thereabouts.
therefore (ˈðeəfoː) adverb for that reason. He worked hard, and therefore he was able to save money.
there's (ðeəz) short for there is Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
therefore
→ لِذَلِكَ proto derfor deshalb ως εκ τούτου por consiguiente sen vuoksi donc stoga perciò 従って 그러므로 daarom derfor dlatego portanto следовательно därför เพราะฉะนั้น bu yüzden vì vậy 因此Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009