therefor

«therefor» in Mova's school dictionary: «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor»… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (therefor — archaic, legal)

meaning for a pupil

(archaic, legal) Therefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them. tree →

sense in the lessons

A very old-fashioned word found only in legal papers and old texts. Children are more likely to meet it as a spelling mistake for «therefore». In lessons: do not use it; use «for it» or «for that».

examples

• The contract lists the goods and the price therefor. tree →
• He was punished and given no reason therefor. tree →
• In old laws you may read «a fee shall be paid therefor». tree →
• Therefor is not the same as therefore. tree →

note

Trap: «therefor» (no e, means «for that») is not «therefore» (with e, means «so, because of that»). In almost all school writing you want «therefore». Stress is on the end: there-FOR.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «therefor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.