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thereforethere‧fore /ˈðeəfɔː $ ˈðerfɔːr/ ●●● S3 W1 adverb formal   thereforeOrigin: 1100-1200 there + for - It was clear Lucy was unhappy. Therefore, it comes as no surprise she has decided to resign.
- Jewish weddings are both religious and civil. Therefore two official applications for marriage are necessary.
- The building work is taking quite a long time, and therefore costing us money.
- Do check therefore that you use fabric that will not shrink.
- Heads should therefore still be taking a key leadership role.
- The exclusion is therefore highly technical.
- We therefore recommend the abolition of this rule.
- You may therefore read the criteria and see if your answer matches them.
- You might think, therefore, that feminists could dismiss it with relief as a non-issue.
► therefore for this reason: · She already had a lot of experience and therefore seemed the best candidate for the job. ► so therefore. So is less formal than therefore, and is more common in everyday English: · They had not eaten all day, so they were very hungry. ► thus formal as a result of what you have just mentioned: · The program is very simple and thus easy to run. ► hence formal for this reason: · This material is highly poisonous, hence the importance of careful handling. ► as a result used when saying that because of a particular situation, something else happens or is true: · Some people suffer from stress at work and become ill as a result.· Economic growth slowed down as a result of inflation. ► consequently/as a consequence used when saying that because of a particular situation, something else happens or is true. Consequently and as a consequence are more formal than as a result: · The disease attacks the plant, the flower does not open, and consequently no seeds are produced.· As a consequence of global warming, our climate is already starting to change. ► this means that used when saying what the result of something is: · If students arrive late, this means that lesson time is wasted. ► for this reason used when explaining the reason for something: · Spell check programs do not recognize when you have used the wrong word. For this reason, you must still read over your work carefully. what you say to tell someone that you are sorry► so use this to say that someone does something or something happens as a result of something else: · There was nothing on TV, so I decided to go to bed.· The rest of the week I'm busy, I'm afraid, so it'll have to be Monday.· The shop doesn't open until 11am and so it loses a lot of business. ► therefore so - use this in formal speech and writing: · The building work is taking quite a long time, and therefore costing us money.· Jewish weddings are both religious and civil. Therefore two official applications for marriage are necessary. ► so big/tall/old etc (that) use this to say that because someone or something is very big, tall etc, something happens as a result: · I was so busy today that I didn't have time for lunch.· He always thought he was so good looking that no woman would turn him down. ► such a bad day/an old car/a tall man etc (that) use this to say that because it is a very bad day, a very old car etc something happens or someone does something as a result: · It was such a nice day that we decided to go for a picnic.· The dress was such a bargain, I had to buy it.· Paul remained silent for such a long time that we were beginning to wonder if he'd fallen asleep. ► so that/with the result that use this to say that because of a particular situation, another situation exists or happens. With the result that is more formal than so that: · His hair was very long and covered his eyes, so that you could hardly see his face.· A car pulled out right in front of me, so that I had to slam on the brakes.· The company paid excellent salaries and provided good working conditions, with the result that its employees were of a very high standard. ► as a result/consequently use this to say that because of a particular situation, something else happens or is true. Consequently is more formal than as a result: · I had made a lot of contacts, and had good job opportunities as a result.· The virus attacks the plant, the flower does not open, and consequently no seeds are produced. ► then use this to say what you would expect the result of an action or situation to be: · ''My father's quite laid back.'' ''Then he won't mind if you borrow his car, will he?''· "I'm full up.'' "Does that mean you don't want any dessert then?'' VERB► need· The quality of relationships the Bible speaks of in terms of the home environment is learned and therefore needs to be practised.· Maybe you are heading toward retirement and therefore need investments that can provide you with a steady income.· Students will therefore need courses that will equip them for observing, collecting and analysing linguistic data.· Great care therefore needs to be taken over the completion of documents.· I shall therefore need to weigh up very carefully both the costs and benefits of introducing such a system.· In order to understand them better we therefore need to examine their influence; and this process of investigation also leads to elaboration.· A group of instructions is therefore needed to perform a suitable range of manipulations on the index register or registers.· The builder's surveyor will therefore need to make the necessary adjustments for cost value reconciliation purposes. ► seem· The stage therefore seems set for an explosion of counselling.· It therefore seems that he ascribes this voice to a visually familiar face.· It seems therefore that implanted metal despite a potential to induce fibrosis or inflammation, has not been responsible for malignancy.· A continuation of the softly, softly approach, raising rates in quarter-point increments, therefore seems appropriate.· Traditionally looked upon as the capital of the former Visigothic kingdom of Aquitaine it seemed therefore to belong to Aquitaine.· It might seem therefore that my more recent work had completely undone the results of my earlier work on singularities.· It therefore seems to be necessary to look carefully at the contract terms before deciding whether or not there is redundancy.· Elevated muscarinic receptor seemed therefore to be associated with the early phases of memory formation. as a result of something that has just been mentioned:  Their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable. Progress so far has been very good. We are, therefore, confident that the work will be completed on time.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use so rather than therefore:· It was late, so I didn’t stay long.THESAURUStherefore for this reason: · She already had a lot of experience and therefore seemed the best candidate for the job.so therefore. So is less formal than therefore, and is more common in everyday English: · They had not eaten all day, so they were very hungry.thus formal as a result of what you have just mentioned: · The program is very simple and thus easy to run.hence formal for this reason: · This material is highly poisonous, hence the importance of careful handling.as a result used when saying that because of a particular situation, something else happens or is true: · Some people suffer from stress at work and become ill as a result.· Economic growth slowed down as a result of inflation.consequently/as a consequence used when saying that because of a particular situation, something else happens or is true. Consequently and as a consequence are more formal than as a result: · The disease attacks the plant, the flower does not open, and consequently no seeds are produced.· As a consequence of global warming, our climate is already starting to change.this means that used when saying what the result of something is: · If students arrive late, this means that lesson time is wasted.for this reason used when explaining the reason for something: · Spell check programs do not recognize when you have used the wrong word. For this reason, you must still read over your work carefully. |