See therefor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"word": "herewithal"
},
{
"word": "herewithin"
},
{
"word": "herewithout"
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{
"word": "hitherto"
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{
"word": "hitherunto"
},
{
"word": "hitherward"
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{
"word": "hitherwards"
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{
"word": "howbeit"
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{
"word": "however"
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{
"word": "howso"
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{
"word": "howsoever"
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{
"word": "howsomedever"
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{
"word": "howsomever"
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{
"word": "thataway"
},
{
"word": "thatwise"
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{
"word": "thenceafter"
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{
"word": "thenceforth"
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{
"word": "thenceforward"
},
{
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{
"word": "thencefrom"
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{
"word": "thenceout"
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{
"word": "thereabout"
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{
"word": "thereabouts"
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{
"word": "thereabove"
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{
"word": "thereacross"
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"word": "thereafter"
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"word": "thereafters"
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"word": "thereagain"
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"word": "thereagainst"
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{
"word": "therealong"
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{
"word": "thereamong"
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{
"word": "thereamongst"
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{
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{
"word": "therearound"
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{
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{
"word": "thereaway"
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"word": "therebefore"
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{
"word": "therebeside"
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{
"word": "therebetween"
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{
"word": "therebeyond"
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{
"word": "thereby"
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{
"word": "therever"
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{
"word": "therefore"
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{
"word": "thereforth"
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{
"word": "therefrom"
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{
"word": "therehence"
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{
"word": "thereinabove"
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{
"word": "thereinafter"
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{
"word": "thereinbefore"
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{
"word": "thereinbelow"
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{
"word": "thereinto"
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{
"word": "thereinunder"
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{
"word": "theremid"
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{
"word": "thereof"
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{
"word": "thereon"
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{
"word": "thereout"
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{
"word": "thereover"
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{
"word": "theresoever"
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{
"word": "therethrough"
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{
"word": "therethroughout"
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{
"word": "thereto"
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{
"word": "theretofore"
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{
"word": "thereunto"
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{
"word": "thereup"
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{
"word": "thereupon"
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{
"word": "therewith"
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{
"word": "therewithal"
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{
"word": "therewithin"
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{
"word": "therewithout"
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{
"word": "thisaway"
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{
"word": "thiswise"
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{
"word": "thitherinsoever"
},
{
"word": "thitherto"
},
{
"word": "thitherward"
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{
"word": "thitherwards"
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{
"word": "whatever"
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{
"word": "whatso"
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{
"word": "whatsoever"
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{
"word": "whatsomedever"
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{
"word": "whatsomever"
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{
"word": "whatwise"
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{
"word": "whenabout"
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{
"word": "whenabouts"
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{
"word": "whenas"
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{
"word": "whenever"
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{
"word": "whenso"
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{
"word": "whensoever"
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{
"word": "whensomever"
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{
"word": "whenceafter"
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{
"word": "whencever"
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{
"word": "whenceforth"
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{
"word": "whenceforward"
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{
"word": "whencefrom"
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{
"word": "whenceward"
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{
"word": "whencewards"
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{
"word": "whereabout"
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{
"word": "whereabouts"
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{
"word": "whereabove"
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{
"word": "whereafter"
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"word": "whereafters"
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{
"word": "whereagainst"
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{
"word": "wherealong"
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{
"word": "whereamong"
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{
"word": "whereamongst"
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{
"word": "whereanent"
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{
"word": "wherearound"
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{
"word": "whereas"
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{
"word": "whereat"
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{
"word": "whereaway"
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{
"word": "wherebefore"
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{
"word": "wherebeside"
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{
"word": "wherebetween"
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{
"word": "wherebeyond"
},
{
"word": "whereby"
},
{
"word": "wherever"
},
{
"word": "wherefor"
},
{
"word": "wherefore"
},
{
"word": "whereforth"
},
{
"word": "wherefrom"
},
{
"word": "wherehence"
},
{
"word": "whereinabove"
},
{
"word": "whereinafter"
},
{
"word": "whereinbefore"
},
{
"word": "whereinbelow"
},
{
"word": "whereinsoever"
},
{
"word": "whereinto"
},
{
"word": "whereinunder"
},
{
"word": "wheremid"
},
{
"word": "whereof"
},
{
"word": "whereon"
},
{
"word": "whereout"
},
{
"word": "whereover"
},
{
"word": "whereso"
},
{
"word": "wheresoever"
},
{
"word": "wheresomever"
},
{
"word": "wherethrough"
},
{
"word": "wherethroughout"
},
{
"word": "whereto"
},
{
"word": "wheretofore"
},
{
"word": "whereunto"
},
{
"word": "whereup"
},
{
"word": "whereupon"
},
{
"word": "wherewith"
},
{
"word": "wherewithal"
},
{
"word": "wherewithin"
},
{
"word": "wherewithout"
},
{
"word": "whitherever"
},
{
"word": "whitherinsoever"
},
{
"word": "whitherso"
},
{
"word": "whitherto"
},
{
"word": "whithertofore"
},
{
"word": "whitherward"
},
{
"word": "whitherwards"
},
{
"word": "whyever"
},
{
"word": "whyfor"
},
{
"word": "whyso"
},
{
"word": "whysoever"
},
{
"word": "1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "therefore"
}
],
"categories": [
"English obsolete forms"
],
"glosses": [
"Obsolete spelling of therefore."
],
"links": [
[
"therefore",
"therefore#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"not-comparable",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈðɛəfɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈðɛəɹfɔɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)fɔː(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "therefor"
}
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