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Therefore

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Adverb

1. hence, so, thence, therefore, thus

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. consequently, therefore

as a consequence

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Therefore

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sentence connector
1. 
thus; hence: used to mark an inference on the speaker's part
those people have their umbrellas up: therefore, it must be raining
2. 
consequently; as a result
they heard the warning on the radio and therefore took another route

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Therefore

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adverb
as a result of this or that; for this or that reason; consequently; hence
often used as a conjunctive adverb

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Therefore

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adv.
For that reason or cause; consequently or hence.

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