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ADVERB (2)

1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result;
- Example: "therefore X must be true"
- Example: "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"
- Example: "we were young and thence optimistic"
- Example: "it is late and thus we must go"
- Example: "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
[syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus, so]

2. as a consequence;
- Example: "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"
[syn: consequently, therefore]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Therefore \There"fore\, conj. & adv. [OE. therfore. See There,
   and Fore, adv., For, and cf. Therefor.]
   1. For that or this reason, referring to something previously
      stated; for that.
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            I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
                                                  --Luke xiv.
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            Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee;
            what shall we have therefore?         --Matt. xix.
                                                  27.
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   2. Consequently; by consequence.
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            He blushes; therefore he is guilty.   --Spectator.
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   Syn: See Then.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

therefore
    adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact
           or reason or as a result; "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" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus,
           so]
    2: as a consequence; "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" [syn:
       consequently, therefore]