thereof

adverb

there·​of t͟her-ˈəv 

-ˈäv

1

: of that or it

2

: from that cause or particular : therefrom

Examples of thereof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or does ordering them down interfere with the free exercise thereof? —Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026

Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. —AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026

One is that the battle to add flights is driven by a problematic city of Chicago gate-allocation system that divvies up those all-important gates based on the number of departures, not the quality thereof or the number of passengers therein. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026

Perhaps inspired not only by Kierkegaard but also by the fiction of the postwar existentialists often understood to have been influenced by him, Hjorth has taken up the prototypical Norwegian bourgeois subject and her moral and political awakening, or failure thereof. —Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Phrases Containing thereof

• lack thereof

Rhymes for thereof

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

thereof

adverb

there·​of t͟ha-ˈrəv 

-ˈräv, 

t͟he-

1

: of that or it

the problem and solution thereof

2

: from that cause or particular : therefrom