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/ˈðɛə.fɔː/ · adverb
(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated..
Traditional values will always have a place—therefore, they will never lose relevance.
I've been explicitly forbidden to leave and therefore must stay longer.
I left the office at 5 o'clock. I was therefore not there when the fire started a quarter of an hour later.
I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
Je pense, donc je suis (I think, therefore I am)
In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
He blushes; therefore he is innocent.
Use therefore when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Therefore means (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated..
Common synonyms include so, thus, to that end, to this end.
Possible antonyms include nevertheless, to that end, to this end.
Traditional values will always have a place—therefore, they will never lose relevance.
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