therefore

adverb

ˈt͟her-ˌfȯr How to pronounce therefore (audio)
Definition of thereforenext
as in so
for this or that reason it's snowing hard; therefore I think we should stay home

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Recent Examples of therefore But in August, the first day of the month landed on a Saturday; therefore, the payment for August was sent on Friday, July 31. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 In rivers and streams in Virginia and Maryland, Hack measured the length of each stream and the area of the land that slopes toward that stream and therefore drains into it, called its basin or drainage area. — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 The economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu suggests that AI will disrupt only a fraction of human tasks and that productivity will therefore change marginally. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 Understanding when and why different species tolerate one another therefore has important implications for both conservation and public health. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for therefore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
  1. so
  2. thus
  3. consequently
  4. hence
Adverb
  • In doing so, the plaintiffs argued, the OCC is acting beyond the powers given to the agency.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The man, wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a pink hat, initially dropped the hammer when told to do so by the officers.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of so
Adverb
  • That’s leading to more curtailment of solar production during peak hours, and thus a waste of resources.
    — Akshat Rathi, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The department argued that several Connecticut laws conflict with the federal statute and thus are unconstitutional under the Constitution’s supremacy clause.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of thus
Adverb
  • Both sides have consequently dug legal and PR trenches to snipe at the other and rally endorsements.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These challenges exist at the fund level and consequently many funds distribute shares in-kind, pushing liquidity challenges down to the LPs.
    — Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of consequently
Adverb
  • Following the defeat, Flick pretty much confirmed that Casado and Roony were on the exit ramp, hence the decision to leave them back in Barcelona.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The very edge of Coleman’s property runs right along the edge of the cemetery and the edge of the township, hence the name of his four-acre farm, Edge of Liberty.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of hence

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