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therefrom

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌðeəˈfɹɒm/
  • rhymes with -ɒm
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1

adv

Meaning 1

From that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thence

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

from that place or from there

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • proceeded thence directly to college
  • flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow
  • roads that lead therefrom

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thence

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

from that circumstance or source- W.V.Quine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible
  • a natural conclusion follows thence
  • public interest and a policy deriving therefrom
  • typhus fever results therefrom

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thence, thereof

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English therfrom, þærfrom, þarvram (also as ther-fro, þer-fro, þarfra), equivalent to there + from. Cognate with Danish derfra, Swedish därifrån, Norwegian Bokmål derfra, Norwegian Nynorsk derifrå, derfrå, Icelandic þarfrá. Compare Saterland Frisian deerfon, West Frisian dêrfan, Dutch daarvan, German Low German daarvan, German davon.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: оттам (ottam) — within this content or context
  • Dutch: daaruit — within this content or context
  • Finnish: sieltä — within this content or context
  • Finnish: siitä — within this content or context
  • French: de là — within this content or context
  • German: daher — within this content or context
  • Hungarian: belőle — within this content or context
  • Hungarian: abból — within this content or context
  • Swedish: därav — within this content or context