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therefor

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English

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Etymology 1

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Univerbation of there (that) +‎ for

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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therefor (not comparable)

  1. (now chiefly in law) For that; in return for that.
    Coordinate terms: herefor, wherefor
    • 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, pages 117–128:
      If the action is adverse to the applicant law school, the action letter shall contain the Committee's specific reasons therefor.
    • 2016, Elena J. Duarte, People v. Garner, 244 Cal. App. 4th 1113 (Cal. App. 3d Dist. 2016)[1]:
      We emphasize that, contrary to repeated assertions in defendant's briefing, the trial court did not strike the true findings on those three prison term allegations, but struck only the punishment therefor, which was a statutorily permitted method of handling them.
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Etymology 2

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See therefore.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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therefor (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of therefore.

See also

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Pronominal adverbs
about abouts across after again against along among amongst anent[1] around as at beit beside between beyond by ever for fore forth forward forwards from hence inabove inafter inbefore inbelow inelsewhere insoever into inunder mid[2] of on out over so soever somedever somever[3] through throughout to tofore unto up upon ward wards with withal within without
hence henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom
here hereabout hereabouts hereafter hereagainst hereamong hereamongst hereanent hereat hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover heresoever herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal herewithin
hither hitherto hitherunto hitherward hitherwards
how howbeit however howso howsoever howsomedever howsomever
thence thenceafter thenceforth thenceforward thenceforwards thencefrom thenceout
there thereabout thereabouts thereacross thereafter thereagain thereagainst therealong thereamong thereamongst thereanent therearound thereat therebeside therebetween therebeyond thereby therever therefor therefore thereforth therefrom therehence thereinabove thereinafter thereinbefore thereinbelow thereinto thereinunder theremid thereof thereon thereout thereover theresoever therethrough therethroughout thereto theretofore thereunto thereup thereupon therewith therewithal therewithin therewithout
thither thitherinsoever thitherto thitherward thitherwards
what whatever whatso whatsoever whatsomedever whatsomever
when whenabout whenabouts whenas whenever whenso whensoever whensomever
whence whenceafter whencever whenceforth whenceforward whencefrom whenceward whencewards
where whereabout whereabouts whereafter whereagainst wherealong whereamong whereamongst whereanent wherearound whereas whereat wherebeside wherebetween wherebeyond whereby wherever wherefor wherefore whereforth wherefrom wherehence whereinabove whereinafter whereinbefore whereinbelow whereinsoever whereinto whereinunder wheremid whereof whereon whereout whereover whereso wheresoever wheresomever wherethrough wherethroughout whereto wheretofore whereunto whereup whereupon wherewith wherewithal wherewithin wherewithout
whither whitherever whitherinsoever whitherso whitherto whithertofore whitherward whitherwards
why whyever whyfor whyso whysoever
  1. ^ Scottish
  2. ^ from Middle English mid
  3. ^ old dialectal form

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