Therefore

//ˈðɛə.fɔː//

Synonyms for "therefore" (95 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (19)

consequently hence so according to circumstances accordingly after all all things considered and so as a consequence as a result as it is as matters stand at that rate because

Adverb(4 words)

thus accordingly as a result as such

Conjunction(1 words)

because

Strong matches (29)

Related words (47)

Related word relations

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Synonyms

3 entries

consequently hence so

Related terms

202 entries

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway

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derived

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I think, therefore I am

derived from

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for there

has context

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conjunctive

related to

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am cause consequently ergo four hence hence ergo i am parts purpose together two two parts type

Translations

236 translations across 69 languages.

Ancient Greek

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διό adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
οὖν adv (for that or this reason)
τοίνυν adv (for that or this reason)

Arabic

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إدا /إدن adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
إِذَنْ adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
داك الشي علاش adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
عشان هيك adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Armenian

4 entries

հետևաբար adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
ուստի adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
ուստի adv (for that or this reason)
ուրեմն adv (for that or this reason)

Asturian

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por eso adv (for that or this reason)
poro adv (for that or this reason)

Azerbaijani

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buna görə adv (for that or this reason)
buna görə də, beləliklə adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
ona görə adv (for that or this reason)
ona görə də adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Bashkir

4 entries

шуның өсөн adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
шуның өсөн adv (for that or this reason)
шуға күрә adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
шуға күрә adv (for that or this reason)

Belarusian

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таму́ adv (for that or this reason)

Bulgarian

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затова́ adv (for that or this reason)
следователно adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Burmese

1 entries

ထို့ကြောင့် adv (for that or this reason)

Catalan

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per això adv (for that or this reason)
per tant adv (for that or this reason)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

因此 adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
因此 adv (for that or this reason)
所以 adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
所以 adv (for that or this reason)

Czech

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proto adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
proto adv (for that or this reason)
tudíž adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Dalmatian

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duanc adv (for that or this reason)

Danish

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derfor adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
derfor adv (for that or this reason)

Dutch

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bijgevolg adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
daardoor adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
daarom adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
daarom adv (for that or this reason)

Esperanto

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do adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
pro kio adv (for that or this reason)
tial adv (for that or this reason)
tial ĉi adv (for that or this reason)

Estonian

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seetõttu adv (for that or this reason)
sellepärast adv (for that or this reason)

Finnish

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joten adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
joten adv (for that or this reason)
sen takia adv (for that or this reason)
sen vuoksi adv (for that or this reason)

French

4 entries

donc adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
donc adv (for that or this reason)
en conséquence adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
en conséquence adv (for that or this reason)

Georgian

2 entries

მაშასადამე adv (for that or this reason)
შესაბამისად adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

German

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also adv (for that or this reason)
daher adv (for that or this reason)
darum adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
darum adv (for that or this reason)

Greek

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άρα adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
επομένως adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
επομένως adv (for that or this reason)
οπότε adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Hebrew

4 entries

אָז adv (for that or this reason)
לְפִיכָךְ adv (for that or this reason)
לָכֵן adv (for that or this reason)
עַל כֵּן adv (for that or this reason)

Hindi

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इसलिए adv (for that or this reason)
इसलिये adv (for that or this reason)

Hungarian

4 entries

azért adv (for that or this reason)
emiatt adv (for that or this reason)
ezért adv (for that or this reason)
következésképpen adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Icelandic

3 entries

þar af leiðandi adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
þar af leiðir adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
þess vegna adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Irish

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dá bhrí sin adv (for that or this reason)

Italian

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dunque adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
dunque adv (for that or this reason)
perciò adv (for that or this reason)
pertanto adv (for that or this reason)

Japanese

4 entries

それ故に adv (for that or this reason)
ですから adv (for that or this reason)
従って adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
従って adv (for that or this reason)

Kazakh

3 entries

сол үшін adv (for that or this reason)
сондықтан adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
сондықтан adv (for that or this reason)

Khmer

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អញ្ចឹង adv (for that or this reason)

Korean

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그래서 adv (for that or this reason)
그러므로 adv (for that or this reason)
따라서 adv (for that or this reason)

Lao

2 entries

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ adv (for that or this reason)
ແລ້ວຈືງ adv (for that or this reason)

Latin

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autem adv (for that or this reason)
ergō adv (for that or this reason)
igitur adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
igitur adv (for that or this reason)

Lower Sorbian

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togodla adv (for that or this reason)

Lutuv

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caacuonakawta adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Macedonian

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затоа adv (for that or this reason)

Malay

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jadi adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
jadi adv (for that or this reason)

Malayalam

1 entries

അതുകൊണ്ട് adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Maltese

1 entries

għaldaqstant adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Marathi

1 entries

त्याअर्थी adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Māori

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mā reira adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
mā reira adv (for that or this reason)
nā reira adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
nā reira adv (for that or this reason)

Navajo

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háálá adv (for that or this reason)
éí biniinaa adv (for that or this reason)

Norwegian Bokmål

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derfor adv (for that or this reason)
følgelig adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
således adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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derfor adv (for that or this reason)
difor adv (for that or this reason)
soleis adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Ojibwe

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nindawaa adv (for that or this reason)

Pashto

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نو adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
ځکه adv (for that or this reason)

Persian

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بدلیل آن adv (for that or this reason)

Polish

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dlatego adv (for that or this reason)
przeto adv (for that or this reason)
tak że adv (for that or this reason)
toteż adv (for that or this reason)

Portuguese

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assim sendo adv (for that or this reason)
consequentemente adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
logo adv (for that or this reason)
por isso adv (for that or this reason)

Romanian

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așadar adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
așadar adv (for that or this reason)
deci adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
deci adv (for that or this reason)

Romansch

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perquai adv (for that or this reason)

Russian

4 entries

зато́ adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
посему́ adv (for that or this reason)
потому́ adv (for that or this reason)
поэ́тому adv (for that or this reason)

Sanskrit

2 entries

तस्मात् adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
यथा adv (for that or this reason)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

dakle adv (for that or this reason)
stoga adv (for that or this reason)
zato adv (for that or this reason)
дакле adv (for that or this reason)

Slovak

3 entries

preto adv (for that or this reason)
takže adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
teda adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Slovene

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zato adv (for that or this reason)

Spanish

4 entries

ansina es que adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
así que adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
conque adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
onde adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Swedish

2 entries

därför adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
därför adv (for that or this reason)

Tagalog

3 entries

ergo adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
ergo adv (for that or this reason)
kaya adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Telugu

4 entries

అందుకే adv (for that or this reason)
అందుచేత adv (for that or this reason)
కనుక adv (for that or this reason)
కాబట్టి adv (for that or this reason)

Thai

3 entries

จึง adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
ดังนั้น adv (for that or this reason)
แล้วจึง adv (for that or this reason)

Turkish

4 entries

binaenaleyh adv (for that or this reason)
bu nedenle adv (for that or this reason)
bu sebeple adv (for that or this reason)
bu yüzden adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)

Ukrainian

3 entries

зати́м adv (for that or this reason)
о́тже adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
тому́ adv (for that or this reason)

Urdu

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اس لئے adv (for that or this reason)

Uzbek

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shuning uchun adv (for that or this reason)

Vietnamese

3 entries

bởi vậy adv (for that or this reason)
cho nên adv (for that or this reason)
vì thế adv (for that or this reason)

West-Frisian

2 entries

dêrom adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
dêrom adv (for that or this reason)

Yiddish

2 entries

דערפֿאַר adv (consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo)
דערפֿאַר adv (for that or this reason)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I don't think, therefore I am not.

Source: tatoeba (1798)

The party, therefore, had to take another route.

Source: tatoeba (27792)

You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.

Source: tatoeba (32248)

Therefore, a center for the development of human resources should be built in Japan.

Source: tatoeba (38974)

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