thereof

adverb

there·​of t͟her-ˈəv How to pronounce thereof (audio)
-ˈäv
1
: of that or it
2
: from that cause or particular : therefrom

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Since Trump has returned to office, on an even more racist platform, cruelty—and the performance thereof—have, again, often seemed to be the point. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025 This faux screener introduces the stage play, the museum show, and the faux bio-pic to the public (or some staged semblance thereof) and leads to yet another vortex of ironic instability. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 May 2025 Financial downturns aren’t the real relationship killer, but rather the emotional symptoms thereof. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 In on Ava’s Spiteful Showdown With Deborah — Watch Below, Sai details her reaction (or lack, thereof) to people’s negative comments about her, her close ties with Cedrek and her real feelings about her in-game frenemy Mary. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thereof

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of thereof was before the 12th century

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“Thereof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereof. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

thereof

adverb
there·​of t͟ha-ˈrəv How to pronounce thereof (audio)
-ˈräv,
t͟he-
1
: of that or it
the problem and solution thereof
2
: from that cause or particular : therefrom

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