'Therefore' definitions:

Definition of 'therefore'

(from WordNet)
adverb
(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]
adverb
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]

Definition of 'Therefore'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. --Luke xiv. 20. [1913 Webster]
  • Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? --Matt. xix. 27. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Consequently; by consequence. [1913 Webster]
  • He blushes; therefore he is guilty. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Then. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'therefore'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Therefore'