herefore
English
/ˈhɪəfɔː/
adv
Definitions
- (now) For this reason; on this account; therefore.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English her-for, hēr-for compound from English here (army) + English for (away, up, very, completely, excessively, wrongly, fore-, fully, from, destructively, badly, off, harmfully, mis-, for, amiss).
Origin
English
for
Gloss
away, up, very, completely, excessively, wrongly, fore-, fully, from, destructively, badly, off, harmfully, mis-, for, amiss
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
上
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bond for deed English
- for English
- forasmuch English
- forcause English
- forever English
- formenism English
- forwhy English
- here English
- hereabout English
- hereabove English
- hereafter English
- hereagainst English
- hereat English
- hereaway English
- hereby English
- herefor English
- herefrom English
- heregeld English
- herehence English
- hereish English
- hereness English
- hereof English
- hereon English
- hereout English
- heretog English
- hereunder English
- hereunto English
- hereupon English
- herewith English
- herewithin English
- therefor English
- therefore English
- wherefore English
- *hiz Proto-Germanic
- för Swedish
- här Swedish
- härför Swedish
- for Middle English
- her#Etymology_2_3 Middle English
- her-for, hēr-for Middle English
- hær fore Old Swedish
- hia Tok Pisin
- fi Jamaican Creole