ergo
/ˈəːɡəʊ
/adverb
Therefore: she was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect...
- Theoretically, this is because there is no air in the perfect vacuum that is space - ergo, no possibility for sound to travel and therefore, no scream.
- I'd patiently explain that the story was about a rotten man who turns good; ergo, we had to establish his rottenness at the beginning.
- Since he does the whole judge/jury/executioner thing, everybody's out to get him, ergo, he has to make himself as scarce as possible.
Synonyms
therefore, consequently, so, as a result, as a consequence, hence, thus, accordingly, for that reason, this/that being so, this/that being the case, on this/that account
formal whence, wherefore, thence
Origin
Latin.
Rhymes
- parting shot
- parting slip
- parting strip
- parting tool
- parti-partial
- parti pris
- Parti Quebecois
- Parti Québecois
- Parti Québécois
- partisan
- partisanery
- partisanism
- partisanized
- partisanly
- partisan ranger
- partisanry
- partisanship
- partita
- partite
- partition
- partitional
- partitionary
- partition chromatogram
- partition chromatographic
- partition chromatography