therefore

1. 1.

   (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”

   Synonymshencethencethusso
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsconsequently

Questions about therefore

What does therefore mean?

therefore means "(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in therefore?

therefore has 2 syllables: theref-ore. The stress falls on "theref". In IPA it is /ˈðɛɹˌfɔɹ/.

What is another word for therefore?

Close synonyms include hence, thence, thus, so, consequently. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is therefore a common word?

therefore is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with therefore?

6 words rhyme with therefore. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.