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Therefore vs Therein - What's the difference?

therefore | therein |

As adverbs the difference between therefore and therein

is that therefore is for that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated while therein is in that; in him/her/it.

therefore

English

Adverb

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  • (conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
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  • I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
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  • 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)}}
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  • , 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

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    therein

    English

    Adverb

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  • (pronominal) in that; in him/her/it
  • * My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein . — George Washington
  • * 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
  • *:"Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein , for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?"
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