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therefore (iou)



therefore adverb & noun. OE.
[from THERE + FORE adverb & preposition.]
A. adverb. Also (now the only form in sense 1, rare in sense 2) therefor .
For that; for it; now esp., for that object or purpose. Now chiefly formal. OE.
W. Morris The love I had therefor. Trade Marks Journal Machines for resurfacing ice rinks and parts and fittings therefor.
For that reason, on account of that; accordingly; consequently. ME.
M. Roberts Felix has failed, and is therefore destined for the..secondary modern. G. Priestland Sometimes I think I only exist on paperthat I write, therefore I am.
b. noun. The word 'therefore' as marking a conclusion; an expressed conclusion or inference. M17.