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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THEREFORE, adv. ther'fore. [there and for.]
1. For that; for that or this reason, referring to something previously stated.
I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Luke 14.
2. Consequently.
He blushes; therefore he is guilty.
3. In return or recompense for this or that.
What shall we have therefore? Matthew 19.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. a. for that reason ; consequently b. because of that c. on that ground 2. to that end

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. for that reason; accordingly, consequently.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. --Luke xiv. 20. Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? --Matt. xix. 27. 2. Consequently; by consequence. He blushes; therefore he is guilty. --Spectator. Syn: See Then.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. You use therefore to introduce a logical result or conclusion. Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories... = thus ADV: ADV with cl/group

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

conj., ad. 1. Thence, then, for that reason, on that account, for that. 2. Consequently, accordingly, by consequence. 3. In return or recompense for this or that, in consideration of.

Moby Thesaurus

according to circumstances, accordingly, after all, all things considered, and so, as a consequence, as a result, as it is, as matters stand, at that rate, because of that, because of this, before the bench, before the court, ceteris paribus, consequently, considering, equally, ergo, everything being equal, finally, for that, for that cause, for that reason, for this cause, for this reason, for which reason, hence, hereat, in court, in that case, in that event, inconsequence, inevitably, it follows that, naturally, naturellement, necessarily, of course, of necessity, on balance, on that account, on that ground, on the whole, on this account, propter hoc, so, sub judice, taking into account, that being so, then, thence, thereat, therefor, therefrom, thereupon, this being so, thus, thusly, thuswise, under the circumstances, whence, wherefore, wherefrom