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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.]

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.

there•fore

(ˈðɛərˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr)

adv.
in consequence of that; as a result.
[1125–75; Middle English ther(e)fore, variant of therfor therefor]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
hence, thus, thence, so
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"
consequently

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.
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 tanto
he 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)

therefore

[ˈðɛərfɔːr] adv → donc, par conséquent

therefore

adv → deshalb, daher; (as logical consequence) → also; so therefore I was wrong → ich hatte also unrecht; we can deduce, therefore, that … → wir können also or daher folgern, dass …

therefore

[ˈðɛəˌfɔːʳ] adv → perciò, quindi
it isn't therefore any better → per questo non è meglio

there

(ðeə) , (ðə) adverb
1. (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.
interjection
1. 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

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
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A city therefore ought to be temperate, brave, and patient; for, according to the proverb, "Rest is not for slaves;" but those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of those who attack them.
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As truth distinguishes our writings from those idle romances which are filled with monsters, the productions, not of nature, but of distempered brains; and which have been therefore recommended by an eminent critic to the sole use of the pastry-cook; so, on the other hand, we would avoid any resemblance to that kind of history which a celebrated poet seems to think is no less calculated for the emolument of the brewer, as the reading it should be always attended with a tankard of good ale--
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There is in human nature generally, more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent.
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They were again obliged, therefore, to beat down a path for their horses, sometimes travelling on the icy surface of the stream.
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The question, therefore, was how to wrest the second bulb from the care of Rosa.
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The theoretical possibility of the experiment is therefore absolutely demonstrated; its success must depend upon the power of the engine employed.
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"Achilles, loved of heaven, you bid me tell you about the anger of King Apollo, I will therefore do so; but consider first and swear that you will stand by me heartily in word and deed, for I know that I shall offend one who rules the Argives with might, to whom all the Achaeans are in subjection.
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I say, therefore, that in entirely new principalities, where there is a new prince, more or less difficulty is found in keeping them, accordingly as there is more or less ability in him who has acquired the state.
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Therefore we must take it that one of the two is lying."
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The forester climbed up, brought the child down, and thought to himself: 'You will take him home with you, and bring him up with your Lina.' He took it home, therefore, and the two children grew up together.
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