Therefore
//ˈðɛə.fɔː//
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The word "therefore" can be used as adverb and adverb.
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1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal herewithin herewithout hitherto hitherunto hitherward hitherwards howbeit however howso howsoever howsomedever howsomever thataway thatwise thenceafter thenceforth thenceforward thenceforwards thencefrom thenceout thereabout thereabouts thereabove thereacross thereafter thereafters thereagain thereagainst therealong thereamong thereamongst thereanent therearound thereat thereaway therebefore therebeside therebetween therebeyond thereby therefor thereforth therefrom therehence thereinabove thereinafter thereinbefore thereinbelow thereinto thereinunder theremid thereof thereon thereout thereover theresoever therethrough therethroughout thereto theretofore thereunto thereup thereupon therever therewith therewithal therewithin therewithout thisaway thiswise thitherinsoever thitherto thitherward thitherwards whatever whatso whatsoever whatsomedever whatsomever whatwise whenabout whenabouts whenas whenceafter whenceforth whenceforward whencefrom whencever whenceward whencewards whenever whenso whensoever whensomever whereabout whereabouts whereabove whereafter whereafters whereagainst wherealong whereamong whereamongst whereanent wherearound whereas whereat whereaway wherebefore wherebeside wherebetween wherebeyond whereby wherefor wherefore whereforth wherefrom wherehence whereinabove whereinafter whereinbefore whereinbelow whereinsoever whereinto whereinunder wheremid whereof whereon whereout whereover whereso wheresoever wheresomever wherethrough wherethroughout whereto wheretofore whereunto whereup whereupon wherever wherewith wherewithal wherewithin wherewithout whitherever whitherinsoever whitherso whitherto whithertofore whitherward whitherwards whyever whyfor whyso whysoever
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