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therefore
English
Etymology
From Middle English therfore, therfor, tharfore, thorfore, equivalent to there (pronomial adverb) +? for. Compare Saterland Frisian deerfoar, Dutch daarvoor, German dafür, Danish and Norwegian derfor, Swedish därför.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ð??f??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ð???f??/
- Hyphenation: there?fore
- Homophone: therefor (second syllable stressed)
Adverb
therefore (not comparable)
- (conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
- Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
- (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
- I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
- 1753, The Spectator No. 642
- He blushes; therefore he is innocent.
Synonyms
- (for that purpose): so, thus, to that end, to this end
- (consequently): hence, then, thus, accordingly, as a result, thereby, eo ipso, ? (math); See also Thesaurus:therefore
Derived terms
- I think; therefore I am
Translations
See also
therefore From the web:
- what therefore is the charge of the balloon
- what therefore means
- what therefore is the charge of the sweater
- what therefore god joined together
- what is the charge of the balloon
- what kind of charge does a balloon have
- what type of charge does a balloon have
this
English
Etymology
From Middle English this, from Old English þis (neuter demonstrative), from North Sea Germanic base *þa- "that", from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, extended form of demonstrative base *to-; + North Sea Germanic definitive suffix -s, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”).
Cognate with Scots this (“this”), Saterland Frisian dusse (“this”), West Frisian dizze (“this”), German dies, dieses (“this”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: th?s, IPA(key): /ð?s/, /ð?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Determiner
this (plural these)
- The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
- The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
- The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
- (informal) A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a certain ...".
- (of a time reference) Designates the current or next instance. Cf. next.
Related terms
- that, these, those
Derived terms
- thisness
- this, that, and the other
Translations
Adverb
this (not comparable)
- To the degree or extent indicated.
- I need this much water.
- Do we need this many recommendations?
- We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.
Translations
Pronoun
this (plural these)
- The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
- This isn't the item that I ordered.
- This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars […] — Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1. Scene 2.
Related terms
- that, these, those
Translations
Noun
this (plural thises)
- (philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
- (computing) Referring to the current context in a programming environment in C-like languages.
Interjection
this
- (Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
Synonyms
- +1
- IAWTP
- QFT
Anagrams
- HITs, Hist, Tish, hist, hist-, hist., hits, iths, shit, sith, tish
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)
Pronoun
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)
Adverb
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)
Etymology 2
Determiner
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“these”)
Pronoun
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“these”)
Quechua
Etymology
onomatopoeia
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?is/
Interjection
this
- the sound a cat makes when preparing to attack something
- the sound of damp wood burning
References
- “this” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo, page 207.
Scots
Determiner
this (plural thir)
- this
- Doric form of thir (“these”)
Pronoun
this (plural thir)
- this
- Doric form of thir (“these”)
this From the web:
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- what this means
- what this emoji mean
- what this song called
- what this emoji mean ????
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- what this world needs is a few more rednecks lyrics
- what this means synonym
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