Usually means: Consequently; as a result; hence.
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  1. therefore: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. therefore: Merriam-Webster
  3. therefore: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. therefore: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. therefore: Collins English Dictionary
  6. therefore: Vocabulary.com
  7. Therefore, therefore: Wordnik
  8. therefore: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. therefore: Wiktionary
  10. therefore: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. therefore: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. therefore: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. therefore: Dictionary.com
  14. therefore: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. therefore: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Therefore: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Therefore: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. therefore: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. therefore: Rhymezone
  20. therefore: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. therefore: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. therefore: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  23. therefore: FreeDictionary.org
  24. therefore: Mnemonic Dictionary
  25. therefore: TheFreeDictionary.com
  26. therefore: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. therefore: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. therefore: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Therefore: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adverb:  (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
adverb:  (conjunctive, archaic) for that; for it (in reference to a previous statement)

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