THEREFORE, adverb ther'fore. [there and for.] 1. For that; for that or this reason, referring to something previously stated. I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Luke 14:20. 2. Consequently. He blushes; therefore he is guilty. 3. In return or recompense for this or that. What shall we have therefore? Matthew 19:6.
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