thereof

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ðɛˈɹʌv/
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/ðɛˈɹʌv/ · /ðɛəˈɹɒv/

Definition of thereof

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)Of this, that, or it.
    “lack thereof”
    “Hee [Solomon] ouerlaid also the house, the beames, the postes and the wals thereof, and the doores thereof with gold, and graued Cherubims on the walles.”
    “I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside”
    “Wherever Gen Z gathers these days, a 0.5 selfie is almost bound to be taken, capturing the moment with random flattery — or comical lack thereof.”
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adv

  1. (not-comparable)Of this, that, or it.
    “lack thereof”
    “Hee [Solomon] ouerlaid also the house, the beames, the postes and the wals thereof, and the doores thereof with gold, and graued Cherubims on the walles.”
    “I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside”
    “Wherever Gen Z gathers these days, a 0.5 selfie is almost bound to be taken, capturing the moment with random flattery — or comical lack thereof.”
  2. (not-comparable)From that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence.

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Etymology

From Middle English thereof, therof, ther-of, ther of, from Old English þǣrof; equivalent to there + of. Compare Swedish därav.

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