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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word therefore once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

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What does therefore mean?

Definitions in simple English

therefore Adverb

— You use therefore to show that something was as a result of what was previously stated. He was sick with the flu and, therefore, did not come. Of course, words can mean different things. It is important therefore to understand, first, the meaning behind the words.

therefore

— adverb (= hence, thence, thus, so) (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

— adverb (= consequently) 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

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Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Result

• What words indicate the result of something?
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Examples therefore examples

How do I use therefore in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I think, therefore I am.

I no longer love you; therefore, I am sad.

Tom values his life and health and therefore he never risks unnecessarily.

He was tired and therefore he went to bed early.

He has cheated on her three times and therefore she doesn't believe him.

It is raining and therefore I don't want to go out.

I don't think, therefore I am not.

You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.

A piece of railway in use today is therefore the product of a long series of decisions reached on many different grounds, at different times.

Therefore it will be closed for the rest of the year.

Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the cost.

He came first. Therefore he got a good seat.

He was very rich, and therefore could buy a mansion.

He fell ill, and therefore he gave up going abroad.

I think therefore I am.

All men are mortal, all Greeks are men, therefore all Greeks are mortal.

Every rare thing is expensive, besides a cheap horse is rare, therefore a cheap horse is expensive.

I think, therefore I flee.

They don't think therefore they aren't.

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.

The power delivered by a one square metre solar panel is approximately one watt. Therefore it is currently difficult to harvest solar energy on a grand scale.

All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates.

It rhymes, therefore it is true!

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.

Movie subtitles

There was no way to detect them and so it was one of those domains of science that you couldn't answer, and, therefore, you didn't talk about it.

The sad truth of the matter is that Earth-like planets are mere cosmic specks of dust, and, therefore, detecting them is really quite hard.

Therefore, the swap must have occurred at the funeral home.

Therefore, surely you would know that he wasn't receiving treatment.

Therefore, I've done nothing wrong!

And, the nature of his activities are private, and in no way illegal, and therefore not something the public ever need to know about.

Therefore, I curse the Gentiles.

The Baron von Chanterelle does not wish for his lineage to die out and therefore invites all of the region's maidens to gather in the marketplace so that his nephew, the sole heir, may choose a fitting maiden to take as his wife.

You are both right - because you both did wrong, and therefore must share the legal costs.

And so and therefore, I have sent him to you to meet your Julia and to learn her answer.

I will therefore no longer stand in the way of your pleasure.

Witches were thought to have signed an unlawful pact with the Devil, and therefore they were burned at the stake.

Accused, you are an Irishman. and therefore we will pass judgement over you. in the name of Queen Victoria.

We may therefore conclude the shot was fired from another vehicle.

But trust me, he lost face and therefore the game.

Therefore, I do not feel fear.

And therefore what would be your next move?

I must therefore warn you firmly: If the drawings aren't ready by the 1st of April the company is going to lose millions of crowns.

Therefore, this said court, by virtue of articles 2o5, 6 and 7 of the military code condemns this woman to be shot to death by rifle fire.

Only he's coming down with the fever and therefore isn't quite as valuable. I won't have you talk like that!

Therefore, with this Spaniard, you must be polite but reserved.

Therefore, I must insist on giving you my personal protection and escort.

Therefore, you must give it up to your duty.

I am resolved, therefore. here and now. to place in your hands. my abdication from the throne of Sweden.

I'm therefore going to ask anyone here who is not in tune with us. to submit to a very simple process of control.

Therefore, you don't exist.

Therefore I'll prove everything.

Therefore, why did you two participate in the WOC?

Because you embody the concept of fidelity for us. therefore we wish to be faithful.

We want this people not to become soft. but to become hard and, therefore. you must steel yourselves for this in your youth.

And therefore, do not belong with us.!

And then these two institutions will equally educate the German man. and, therefore, strengthen and carry on their shoulders. the German State, the German Reich.!

I'm, therefore, going to ask him to tell you something. - It's about time too.

Therefore, between us was a certain je-ne-sais-quoi. I couldn't name and which we both lacked. but occurred only when our 2 wills were combined.

And again, this blood is only a drop, flowing by in the eternal stream of the life of your people, whom you owe everything, and whose source of origin therefore is the deepest and highest you can subserviently bow to in childlike awe.

I cannot bear the responsibility for a such a decision by myself and I therefore ask you to appear before your family council. the day after tomorrow at 2 in the afternoon.

Therefore, I beseech thee, blessed Mary, ever virgin. blessed Michael the Archangel. blessed John the Baptist. the Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, and all the saints. pray to the Lord.

I haven't reached that state of civilization, therefore I must ask you to leave.

News and current affairs

It is therefore dangerous to extrapolate from short-term trends.

Therefore, the recent lack of progress in Turkey's reform process can to a large extent be explained by the EU's behavior.

European leaders must therefore take up two challenges.

A NATO summit, during which all members would take stock of the situation and draw the appropriate conclusions, is therefore long overdue.

Therefore, security and development must go hand in hand.

Therefore, projects need to be operational at the latest by 2007.

The Secretary General's launch of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network is therefore especially timely.

Therefore they signaled the start of a new program, immediately dubbed the Cologne Initiative, to reduce further the debt burden of the so-called Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs).

It therefore wants to see a credible program for balancing the US budget once the recession ends.

Both parties therefore cater to their wishes.

Therefore, labor-market liberalization should be a high priority and another area of focus for the reinvigorated Lisbon Agenda.

A big new push for growth is therefore vital.

This would give countries confidence that they can count on reliable supplies of fuel to run their nuclear power plants, and therefore do not need to develop their own uranium-enrichment or plutonium-reprocessing capability.

Bush may naively consider it lying, and therefore wrong, to say that he is in California when he is recording a speech in Washington.

Obama, Rudd, Zapatero, and other forward-thinking leaders can therefore make a huge difference by following up on their pledges at the G-8 and insisting that the aid really works.

Continuing disputes in Congress about the precise details of reform could, therefore, have an economic cost if a perception that the system will not be overhauled gains ground.

Is that just because low-income people feel that life is unfair and therefore distrust those around them?

The real challenge of global warming, therefore, lies in tackling its impact on the Third World.

Women are therefore deprived of their basic rights and freedoms.

We can therefore imagine what the impact of a drier climate on agriculture is likely to be.

The Maastricht treaty explicitly prohibits a eurozone country from leaving the euro, but says nothing about a temporary leave of absence (and therefore doesn't prohibit one).

Therefore I am worried by today's split within the EU as well as between some member countries and the US over Iraq.

To this day, therefore, the risk remains that the number of nuclear powers will increase, particularly given small and medium powers' hope to enhance their prestige and position in regional conflicts.

As a result, there are now legitimate questions about the underlying functioning of the US economy and, therefore, its evolution in the months and years ahead.

In all likelihood, therefore, Europe will not be playing the Italian card; instead, it will face substantial difficulties in freeing itself from its current stagnation.

And the lower prices lead to more negative equity and therefore to more defaults and foreclosures.