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As adverbs the difference between therefore and subsequently

is that therefore is for that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated while subsequently is following, afterwards in either time or place.

therefore

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
  • *
    • I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
  • *
    • 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.
  • * , title=(Discourse on the Method)
    • , passage=Je pense, donc je suis (I think, therefore I am)}}
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, 
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April, author=
    • , volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Well-connected Brains , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • * (rfdate), Spectator
    • He blushes; therefore he is guilty.

    Synonyms

    * (for that purpose) so, thus, to that end, to this end * (consequently) hence, then, thus, accordingly, as a result, (math)

    Derived terms

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    See also

    *

    Statistics

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    subsequently

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Following, afterwards in either time or place.
  • Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction).

    • Usage notes

    Although subsequently may imply a cause and effect relationship, it may also be used when no cause is implied.

    Quotations

    * 1832 — , volume II, chapter 7 *: It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians. * {{quote-book, year=1905, author= , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}

    Related terms

    * subsequence * subsequent * subsequential