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English Dictionary: therefore	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
therefore adv (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" Synonym(s): therefore, hence, thence, thus, so 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" Synonym(s): consequently, therefore
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. --Luke xiv. 20. Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? --Matt. xix. 27. 2. Consequently; by consequence. He blushes; therefore he is guilty. --Spectator. Syn: See {Then}.