adv
Meaning 1
For that; in return for that.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
therefor
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ðɛəˈfɔː/
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General-American: /ðɛəɹˈfɔɹ/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈðɛəfɔː/
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General-American: /ˈðɛəɹfɔɹ/
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)fɔː(ɹ)
adv
Meaning 2
Obsolete spelling of therefore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
(in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor
- a refund therefor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Univerbation of there (“that”) + for.
See therefore.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: относно това (otnosno tova) — for that
- German: dafür — for that
- Swedish: därför — for that
- Turkish: bunun için — for that