therefor

See also: therefore and therfore

English

Etymology

there (“that”) +‎ for

Pronunciation

Stressed on the second syllable

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðɛəˈfɔː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ðɛəɹˈfɔɹ/
Homophone: therefore (first syllable stressed)

Adverb

therefor (not comparable)

(obsolete) Therefore, for that or this reason or cause.
(now chiefly in law) For or in return for that.
- 1892, Benjamin Harrison, Fourth State of the Union Address
  During the last fiscal year the Secretary purchased ... 54,355,748 ounces of silver and issued in payment therefor $51,106,608 in notes.
- 1922, Paradise of the Pacific (volume 35)
  Welcoming people from all over the world, Honolulu has the glad heart behind the "glad hand," so to speak, when the welcomees give cause therefor, whether they come to teach, or to learn; to rest, or to work; to earn, or to spend.
- 1997 August, “Rules of procedure for approval of law schools by the American Bar Association.”, in ABA Journal, volume 83, number 8, page 117-128:
  If the action is adverse to the applicant law school, the action letter shall contain the Committee's specific reasons therefor.

Translations

therefore — see therefore

for or in return for or that

German: dafür (de)

See also

Here-, there- and where- words
here	hereabout	hereabouts	hereafter						hereat	herebefore		hereby	herefore	herefrom	herein	hereinafter	hereinbefore	hereinto	hereof	hereon	hereto	heretofore	hereunder	hereunto	hereupon	herewith	herewithal
there	thereabout	thereabouts	thereafter	thereagain	thereagainst	thereamong	therearound	thereas	thereat	therebefore	therebeside	thereby	therefore	therefrom	therein	thereinafter	thereinbefore	thereinto	thereof	thereon	thereto	theretofore	thereunder	thereunto	thereupon	therewith	therewithal
where	whereabout	whereabouts	whereafter		whereagainst	whereamong		whereas	whereat			whereby	wherefore	wherefrom	wherein	whereinafter	whereinbefore	whereinto	whereof	whereon	whereto	wheretofore	whereunder	whereunto	whereupon	wherewith	wherewithal

References

therefor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

therfore

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