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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈðɛə.fɔː/
General-American:thârʹfôr
General-American:/ˈðɛɹ.fɔɹ/
obsolete:/ˈðɜːɹˌfɔːɹ/
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)fɔː(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:DH EH1 R F AO2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: conjunctive, not-comparable
Examples
Traditional values will always have a place—therefore, they will never lose relevance.
I've been explicitly forbidden to leave and therefore must stay longer.
I left the office at 5 o'clock. I was therefore not there when the fire started a quarter of an hour later.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
For that; for it (in reference to a previous statement).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, conjunctive, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
therefore X must be true
the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
we were young and thence optimistic
it is late and thus we must go
the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hence, thence, thus, so
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
as a consequence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consequently
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English therfore, therfor, tharfore, thorfore; synchronically a univerbation of there (pronominal adverb) + for, literally “for that (reason)”. The spelling has been changed due to a reanalysis as there + fore (literally “forward from that; thence”). See also therefor, ultimately the same formation. Compare Saterland Frisian deerfoar, Dutch daarvoor, German dafür, Danish and Norwegian derfor, Swedish därför.
Across languages
Translations
239 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِذَنْ
(ʔiḏan)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Arabic:
لِذٰلِكَ
(liḏālika)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Arabic:
إدا /إدن
(ʔidan)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Arabic:
داك الشي علاش
(dāk eš-šī ʕlāš)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Arabic:
عشان هيك
(ʕašān hēk)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Armenian:
հետեւաբար
(hetewabar)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Armenian:
ուստի
(usti)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Azerbaijani:
ona görə də
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Azerbaijani:
buna görə də, beləliklə
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Bashkir:
шуға күрә
(şuğa kürə)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Bashkir:
шуның өсөн
(şunıñ ösön)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Bulgarian:
следователно
(sledovatelno)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Chinese Mandarin:
所以
(suǒyǐ)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Chinese Mandarin:
因此
(yīncǐ)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Czech:
proto
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Czech:
tudíž
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Danish:
derfor
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Dutch:
daarom
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Dutch:
bijgevolg
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Dutch:
daardoor
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Dutch:
waardoor
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Esperanto:
do
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Esperanto:
konsekvence
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Finnish:
joten
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Finnish:
siten
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
French:
par conséquent
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
French:
en conséquence
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
French:
donc
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
West-Frisian:
dêrom
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Georgian:
შესაბამისად
(šesabamisad)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
German:
deswegen
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
German:
deshalb
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
German:
darum
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Greek:
επομένως
(epoménos)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Greek:
οπότε
(opóte)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Greek:
άρα
(ára)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Ancient Greek:
διό
(dió)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Hungarian:
következésképpen
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Hungarian:
tehát
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Icelandic:
þess vegna
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Icelandic:
þar af leiðir
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Icelandic:
þar af leiðandi
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Italian:
dunque
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Japanese:
従って
(shitagatte)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Kazakh:
сондықтан
(sondyqtan)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Latin:
igitur
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Lutuv:
caacuonakawta
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Malay:
jadi
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Malayalam:
അതുകൊണ്ട്
(atukoṇṭŭ)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Maltese:
għaldaqstant
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Māori:
nā reira
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Māori:
mā reira
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Marathi:
त्याअर्थी
(tyāarthī)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Norwegian Bokmål:
følgelig
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Norwegian Bokmål:
således
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
soleis
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Pashto:
نو
(no)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Polish:
więc
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Portuguese:
portanto
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Portuguese:
consequentemente
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Portuguese:
então
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Romanian:
deci
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Romanian:
așadar
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Romanian:
prin urmare
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Russian:
сле́довательно
(slédovatelʹno)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Russian:
зато́
(zató)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Sanskrit:
तस्मात्
(tasmāt)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Slovak:
teda
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Slovak:
takže
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por eso
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por consiguiente
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por lo tanto
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por ende
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
así que
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por tanto
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
conque
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por ello
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
por cuanto
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
ansina es que
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Spanish:
onde
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Swedish:
därför
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Tagalog:
ergo
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Tagalog:
kaya
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Thai:
จึง
(jʉng)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Turkish:
bu yüzden
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Turkish:
bundan dolayı
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Turkish:
o yüzden
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Ukrainian:
о́тже
(ótže)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Welsh:
felly
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Yiddish:
דערפֿאַר
(derfar)
— consequently; by consequence — see also consequently, ergo
Arabic:
لِذٰلِكَ
(liḏālika)
— for that or this reason
Arabic:
لِهٰذَا
(lihāḏā)
— for that or this reason
Arabic:
عشان هيك
(ʕašān hēk)
— for that or this reason
Armenian:
ուրեմն
(uremn)
— for that or this reason
Armenian:
ուստի
(usti)
— for that or this reason
Asturian:
poro
— for that or this reason
Asturian:
por eso
— for that or this reason
Azerbaijani:
ona görə
— for that or this reason
Azerbaijani:
buna görə
— for that or this reason
Bashkir:
шуға күрә
(şuğa kürə)
— for that or this reason
Bashkir:
шуның өсөн
(şunıñ ösön)
— for that or this reason
Belarusian:
таму́
(tamú)
— for that or this reason
Bulgarian:
затова́
(zatová)
— for that or this reason
Burmese:
ထို့ကြောင့်
(htui.kraung.)
— for that or this reason
Catalan:
per tant
— for that or this reason
Catalan:
per això
— for that or this reason
Chinese Mandarin:
所以
(suǒyǐ)
— for that or this reason
Chinese Mandarin:
因此
(yīncǐ)
— for that or this reason
Czech:
proto
— for that or this reason
Dalmatian:
duanc
— for that or this reason
Danish:
derfor
— for that or this reason
Dutch:
daarom
— for that or this reason
Dutch:
daarvoor
— for that or this reason
Esperanto:
tial
— for that or this reason
Esperanto:
tial ĉi
— for that or this reason
Esperanto:
ĉi tial
— for that or this reason
Esperanto:
pro kio
— for that or this reason
Estonian:
sellepärast
— for that or this reason
Estonian:
seetõttu
— for that or this reason
Finnish:
siksi
— for that or this reason
Finnish:
sen vuoksi
— for that or this reason
Finnish:
sen takia
— for that or this reason
Finnish:
joten
— for that or this reason
French:
donc
— for that or this reason
French:
pour ça
— for that or this reason
French:
en conséquence
— for that or this reason
West-Frisian:
dêrom
— for that or this reason
Georgian:
მაშასადამე
(mašasadame)
— for that or this reason
German:
also
(folglich)
— for that or this reason
German:
daher
— for that or this reason
German:
sonach
— for that or this reason
German:
darum
— for that or this reason
German:
demnach
— for that or this reason
German:
demzufolge
— for that or this reason
German:
deshalb
— for that or this reason
German:
deswegen
— for that or this reason
German:
mithin
— for that or this reason
German:
somit
— for that or this reason
Greek:
επομένως
(epoménos)
— for that or this reason
Ancient Greek:
οὖν
(oûn)
— for that or this reason
Ancient Greek:
τοίνυν
(toínun)
— for that or this reason
Hebrew:
אָז
(az)
— for that or this reason
Hebrew:
עַל כֵּן
— for that or this reason
Hebrew:
לְפִיכָךְ
— for that or this reason
Hebrew:
לָכֵן
(lachen)
— for that or this reason
Hindi:
इसलिए
(islie)
— for that or this reason
Hindi:
इसलिये
(isliye)
— for that or this reason
Hungarian:
azért
— for that or this reason
Hungarian:
ezért
— for that or this reason
Hungarian:
emiatt
— for that or this reason
Irish:
dá bhrí sin
— for that or this reason
Italian:
quindi
— for that or this reason
Italian:
dunque
— for that or this reason
Italian:
perciò
— for that or this reason
Italian:
pertanto
— for that or this reason
Japanese:
それ故に
(soreyue ni)
— for that or this reason
Japanese:
故に
(yue ni)
— for that or this reason
Japanese:
ですから
(desu kara)
— for that or this reason
Japanese:
従って
(shitagatte)
— for that or this reason
Kazakh:
сондықтан
(sondyqtan)
— for that or this reason
Kazakh:
сол үшін
(sol üşın)
— for that or this reason
Khmer:
អញ្ចឹង
(ʼɑɑʼɑñcəng)
— for that or this reason
Korean:
따라서
(ttaraseo)
— for that or this reason
Korean:
그래서
(geuraeseo)
— for that or this reason
Korean:
그러므로
(geureomeuro)
— for that or this reason
Lao:
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ
— for that or this reason
Lao:
ແລ້ວຈືງ
(lǣu chư̄ng)
— for that or this reason
Latin:
ergō
— for that or this reason
Latin:
igitur
— for that or this reason
Latin:
itaque
— for that or this reason
Latin:
autem
— for that or this reason
Latin:
propterea
— for that or this reason
Macedonian:
затоа
(zatoa)
— for that or this reason
Malay:
jadi
— for that or this reason
Māori:
nā reira
— for that or this reason
Māori:
mā reira
— for that or this reason
Navajo:
háálá
— for that or this reason
Navajo:
éí biniinaa
— for that or this reason
Norwegian Bokmål:
derfor
— for that or this reason
Norwegian Nynorsk:
difor
— for that or this reason
Norwegian Nynorsk:
derfor
— for that or this reason
Ojibwe:
nindawaa
— for that or this reason
Pashto:
ځکه
(źëka)
— for that or this reason
Persian:
بدلیل آن
(be-dalil-e ân)
— for that or this reason
Polish:
więc
— for that or this reason
Polish:
zatem
— for that or this reason
Polish:
dlatego
— for that or this reason
Polish:
przeto
— for that or this reason
Polish:
tak że
— for that or this reason
Polish:
toteż
— for that or this reason
Portuguese:
portanto
— for that or this reason
Portuguese:
assim sendo
— for that or this reason
Portuguese:
por isto
— for that or this reason
Portuguese:
logo
— for that or this reason
Portuguese:
por isso
— for that or this reason
Romanian:
deci
— for that or this reason
Romanian:
așadar
— for that or this reason
Romanian:
prin urmare
— for that or this reason
Romansh:
perquai
— for that or this reason
Russian:
поэ́тому
(poétomu)
— for that or this reason
Russian:
потому́
(potomú)
— for that or this reason
Russian:
посему́
(posemú)
— for that or this reason
Sanskrit:
यथा
(yathā)
— for that or this reason
Serbo-Croatian:
дакле
— for that or this reason
Serbo-Croatian:
стога
— for that or this reason
Serbo-Croatian:
зато
— for that or this reason
Serbo-Croatian:
dakle
— for that or this reason
Serbo-Croatian:
stoga
— for that or this reason
Serbo-Croatian:
zato
— for that or this reason
Slovak:
preto
— for that or this reason
Slovene:
zato
— for that or this reason
Lower Sorbian:
togodla
— for that or this reason
Spanish:
por eso
— for that or this reason
Spanish:
por consiguiente
— for that or this reason
Spanish:
por lo tanto
— for that or this reason
Spanish:
por ende
— for that or this reason
Swedish:
därför
— for that or this reason
Tagalog:
ergo
— for that or this reason
Telugu:
అందుకే
(andukē)
— for that or this reason
Telugu:
కాబట్టి
(kābaṭṭi)
— for that or this reason
Telugu:
అందుచేత
(anducēta)
— for that or this reason
Telugu:
కనుక
(kanuka)
— for that or this reason
Thai:
ดังนั้น
(dang-nán)
— for that or this reason
Thai:
แล้วจึง
(lɛ́ɛo-jʉng)
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
binaenaleyh
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
bu nedenle
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
bu sebeple
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
bu yüzden
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
o yüzden
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
bundan dolayı
— for that or this reason
Turkish:
dolayısıyla
— for that or this reason
Ukrainian:
тому́
(tomú)
— for that or this reason
Ukrainian:
зати́м
(zatým)
— for that or this reason
Urdu:
اس لئے
(is li'e)
— for that or this reason
Uzbek:
shuning uchun
— for that or this reason
Vietnamese:
bởi vậy
— for that or this reason
Vietnamese:
cho nên
— for that or this reason
Vietnamese:
vì thế
— for that or this reason
Yiddish:
דערפֿאַר
(derfar)
— for that or this reason
