therefore
adverb
there·fore
ˈt͟her-ˌfȯr 
: for that reason : because of that : consequently
Payment was received two weeks after it was due; therefore, you will be charged a late fee.
The cell phone is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around.
Examples of therefore in a Sentence
To understand what has happened to the earth's atmosphere—and, therefore, how our climate might change in the future—some ice-core scientists in the Arctic are training their eyes directly downward.
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Bryan Walsh, Time, 18 Aug. 2008
Most Irish jump racing—and therefore most of the racing discussed in the book—is the laid-back pastime of enthusiasts …
—Max Watman, New York Times Book Review, 9 Apr. 2006
A good approach to finding out what makes us humans so darn special would therefore be to get complete maps of the human and chimp genomes, and compare the two.
—John Derbyshire, National Review, 7 Nov. 2005
Characteristically, however, Darwinists, like primitive economists, assume that what is humane—I use the word here, unexceptionably, as I believe, to mean whatever arises from the desire to mitigate competition and to put aside self-interest—is unnatural, and therefore wrong.
—Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam, (1998) 2005
I was once sitting behind a newspaper in the Swansea common room while two engineers, i.e. lecturers in engineering, therefore by common consent philistines, chatted together.
—Kingsley Amis, Memoirs, 1991
The cell phone is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around.
Payment was received two weeks after it was due; therefore, you will be charged a late fee.
Bryan Walsh, Time, 18 Aug. 2008
Most Irish jump racing—and therefore most of the racing discussed in the book—is the laid-back pastime of enthusiasts …
—Max Watman, New York Times Book Review, 9 Apr. 2006
A good approach to finding out what makes us humans so darn special would therefore be to get complete maps of the human and chimp genomes, and compare the two.
—John Derbyshire, National Review, 7 Nov. 2005
Characteristically, however, Darwinists, like primitive economists, assume that what is humane—I use the word here, unexceptionably, as I believe, to mean whatever arises from the desire to mitigate competition and to put aside self-interest—is unnatural, and therefore wrong.
—Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam, (1998) 2005
I was once sitting behind a newspaper in the Swansea common room while two engineers, i.e. lecturers in engineering, therefore by common consent philistines, chatted together.
—Kingsley Amis, Memoirs, 1991
The cell phone is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around.
Payment was received two weeks after it was due; therefore, you will be charged a late fee.
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Europe’s defense funding tools therefore still depend on 27 national budgets, 27 national procurement authorities, and 27 countries with highly variable threat perceptions.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
The authors were therefore unable to determine which species of bee was nesting in the cave.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Summer-grade gasoline is reformulated and requires more additives to keep the fuel from evaporating as easily during the heat and, therefore, from emitting more pollutants into the air.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Bigleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood; therefore, avoid excessive pruning and provide winter protection.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
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Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
The authors were therefore unable to determine which species of bee was nesting in the cave.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Summer-grade gasoline is reformulated and requires more additives to keep the fuel from evaporating as easily during the heat and, therefore, from emitting more pollutants into the air.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Bigleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood; therefore, avoid excessive pruning and provide winter protection.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
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therefore
adverb
there·fore
ˈt͟ha(ə)r-ˌfō(ə)r
ˈt͟he(ə)r-,
-ˌfȯ(ə)r
: for that reason : consequently
he lost the bet, therefore he must pay
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