Herefore

//ˈhɪəfɔː// adv

adv ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    For this reason; on this account; therefore. formal, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of herefor. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

Etymology

From the Middle English hēr-for; equivalent to here + for; compare herefor, therefore, and wherefore, as well as the Danish herfor, the Dutch hiervoor, the German hierfür, and the Swedish härför.

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