Standard Lemma guide

thereof

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • General-American: /ðɛˈɹʌv/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ðɛəˈɹɒv/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒv
  • rhymes with -ʌv
  • CMU ARPABET: DH EH2 R AH1 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Of this, that, or it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • lack thereof

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

From that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence.

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

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, therefrom

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

of or concerning this or that

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a problem and the solution thereof

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English thereof, therof, ther-of, ther of, from Old English þǣrof; equivalent to there + of. Compare Swedish därav.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: от това (ot tova) — of this, that, or it
  • Catalan: en — of this, that, or it
  • Dutch: daarvan — of this, that, or it
  • Finnish: tuon — of this, that, or it
  • Finnish: sen — of this, that, or it
  • French: de ceci — of this, that, or it
  • French: de cela — of this, that, or it
  • French: de ça — of this, that, or it
  • French: en class pronoun — of this, that, or it
  • German: davon — of this, that, or it
  • Greek: τούτου (toútou) — of this, that, or it
  • Hungarian: annak — of this, that, or it
  • Italian: ne — of this, that, or it
  • Norwegian Bokmål: derav — of this, that, or it
  • Portuguese: do mesmo — of this, that, or it
  • Russian: из э́того (iz étovo) — of this, that, or it
  • Russian: э́того (étovo) — of this, that, or it
  • Russian: таково́й (takovój) — of this, that, or it
  • Spanish: de esto — of this, that, or it
  • Spanish: de aquesto — of this, that, or it
  • Spanish: de ello — of this, that, or it
  • Spanish: del mismo — of this, that, or it
  • Dutch: daarvan — from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
  • Hungarian: abból — from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
  • Hungarian: belőle — from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
  • Russian: отту́да (ottúda) — from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
  • Russian: отсю́да (otsjúda) — from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence