"therein" meaning in English

See therein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈðeəɹˈɪn/ Audio: En-us-therein.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Middle English theryn, ther-inne, þer-in, from Old English þǣrin, þǣrinne, from Proto-West Germanic *þārin, *þārinna, from Proto-Germanic *þarin, *þarinna, equivalent to there + in. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerin (“therein”), West Frisian dêryn (“therein”), Dutch daarin (“therein”), German Low German daarin (“therein”), German darin, drin (“therein”), Danish deri (“therein”), Swedish däri (“therein”), Icelandic þar í (“therein”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|theryn}} Middle English theryn, {{inh|en|ang|þǣrin}} Old English þǣrin, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þārin}} Proto-West Germanic *þārin, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*þarin}} Proto-Germanic *þarin, {{com|en|there|in}} there + in, {{cog|stq|deerin|t=therein}} Saterland Frisian deerin (“therein”), {{cog|fy|dêryn|t=therein}} West Frisian dêryn (“therein”), {{cog|nl|daarin|t=therein}} Dutch daarin (“therein”), {{cog|nds-de|daarin|t=therein}} German Low German daarin (“therein”), {{cog|de|darin}} German darin, {{cog|da|deri|t=therein}} Danish deri (“therein”), {{cog|sv|däri|t=therein}} Swedish däri (“therein”), {{cog|is|þar í|t=therein}} Icelandic þar í (“therein”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} therein (not comparable)
  1. (pronominal) in that; in that place; in him/her/it. Tags: not-comparable, pronominal Derived forms: therein lies the rub Translations (in that; in that place; in him/her/it): на това място (na tova mjasto) (Bulgarian), в това отношение (v tova otnošenie) (Bulgarian), benne (Hungarian), abban (Hungarian), त्यात (tyāt) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-therein-en-adv-vE5TG0Uf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Marathi translations Related terms (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout Related terms (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts Related terms (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter Related terms (again): thereagain Related terms (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong Related terms (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst Related terms (around): therearound, wherearound Related terms (as): thereas, whereas Related terms (at): hereat, thereat, whereat Related terms (before): herebefore, therebefore Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (between): therebetween, wherebetween Related terms (by): hereby, thereby, whereby Related terms (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor Related terms (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore Related terms (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom Related terms (hence): herehence, therehence Related terms (in): herein, wherein Related terms (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter Related terms (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore Related terms (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto Related terms (of): hereof, thereof, whereof Related terms (on): hereon, thereon, whereon Related terms (out): hereout, thereout, whereout Related terms (to): hereto, thereto, whereto Related terms (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore Related terms (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder Related terms (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto Related terms (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon Related terms (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith Related terms (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal
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        {
          "word": "therein lies the rub"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "September 1792, George Washington, letter\nMy observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "\"Ha,\" said Robin, \"comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:",
          "text": "'Behold! once more I kiss thee, and by that kiss I give to thee dominion over sea and earth, over the peasant in his hovel, over the monarch in his palace halls, and cities crowned with towers, and those who breathe therein.'",
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        "in that; in that place; in him/her/it."
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        "(pronominal) in that; in that place; in him/her/it."
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          "sense": "about",
          "word": "thereabout"
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        {
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          "word": "whereabout"
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        {
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        {
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        {
          "sense": "abouts",
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        {
          "sense": "after",
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        {
          "sense": "after",
          "word": "thereafter"
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        {
          "sense": "after",
          "word": "whereafter"
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        {
          "sense": "again",
          "word": "thereagain"
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        {
          "sense": "against",
          "word": "hereagainst"
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        {
          "sense": "against",
          "word": "thereagainst"
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        {
          "sense": "against",
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          "sense": "among",
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        {
          "sense": "among",
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        {
          "sense": "among",
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        {
          "sense": "amongst",
          "word": "thereamongst"
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        {
          "sense": "amongst",
          "word": "whereamongst"
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        {
          "sense": "around",
          "word": "therearound"
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        {
          "sense": "around",
          "word": "wherearound"
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        {
          "sense": "as",
          "word": "thereas"
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        {
          "sense": "as",
          "word": "whereas"
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        {
          "sense": "at",
          "word": "hereat"
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        {
          "sense": "at",
          "word": "thereat"
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        {
          "sense": "at",
          "word": "whereat"
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        {
          "sense": "before",
          "word": "herebefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "before",
          "word": "therebefore"
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        {
          "sense": "beside",
          "word": "therebeside"
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        {
          "sense": "between",
          "word": "therebetween"
        },
        {
          "sense": "between",
          "word": "wherebetween"
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        {
          "sense": "by",
          "word": "hereby"
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        {
          "sense": "by",
          "word": "thereby"
        },
        {
          "sense": "by",
          "word": "whereby"
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        {
          "sense": "for",
          "word": "herefor"
        },
        {
          "sense": "for",
          "word": "therefor"
        },
        {
          "sense": "for",
          "word": "wherefor"
        },
        {
          "sense": "fore",
          "word": "herefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "fore",
          "word": "therefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "fore",
          "word": "wherefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "from",
          "word": "herefrom"
        },
        {
          "sense": "from",
          "word": "therefrom"
        },
        {
          "sense": "from",
          "word": "wherefrom"
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        {
          "sense": "hence",
          "word": "herehence"
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        {
          "sense": "hence",
          "word": "therehence"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in",
          "word": "herein"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in",
          "word": "wherein"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in after",
          "word": "hereinafter"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in after",
          "word": "thereinafter"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in after",
          "word": "whereinafter"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in before",
          "word": "hereinbefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in before",
          "word": "thereinbefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "in before",
          "word": "whereinbefore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "into",
          "word": "hereinto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "into",
          "word": "thereinto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "into",
          "word": "whereinto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of",
          "word": "hereof"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of",
          "word": "thereof"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of",
          "word": "whereof"
        },
        {
          "sense": "on",
          "word": "hereon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "on",
          "word": "thereon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "on",
          "word": "whereon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "out",
          "word": "hereout"
        },
        {
          "sense": "out",
          "word": "thereout"
        },
        {
          "sense": "out",
          "word": "whereout"
        },
        {
          "sense": "to",
          "word": "hereto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "to",
          "word": "thereto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "to",
          "word": "whereto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "tofore",
          "word": "heretofore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "tofore",
          "word": "theretofore"
        },
        {
          "sense": "tofore",
          "word": "wheretofore"
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        {
          "sense": "under",
          "word": "hereunder"
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        {
          "sense": "under",
          "word": "thereunder"
        },
        {
          "sense": "under",
          "word": "whereunder"
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        {
          "sense": "unto",
          "word": "hereunto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "unto",
          "word": "thereunto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "unto",
          "word": "whereunto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "upon",
          "word": "hereupon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "upon",
          "word": "thereupon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "upon",
          "word": "whereupon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "with",
          "word": "herewith"
        },
        {
          "sense": "with",
          "word": "therewith"
        },
        {
          "sense": "with",
          "word": "wherewith"
        },
        {
          "sense": "withal",
          "word": "herewithal"
        },
        {
          "sense": "withal",
          "word": "therewithal"
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        {
          "sense": "withal",
          "word": "wherewithal"
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        "not-comparable",
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "na tova mjasto",
          "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
          "word": "на това място"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "v tova otnošenie",
          "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
          "word": "в това отношение"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
          "word": "benne"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
          "word": "abban"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "tyāt",
          "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
          "word": "त्यात"
        }
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}
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    {
      "word": "therein lies the rub"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "sense": "about",
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    {
      "sense": "about",
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    {
      "sense": "about",
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    {
      "sense": "abouts",
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    {
      "sense": "abouts",
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    {
      "sense": "abouts",
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    {
      "sense": "after",
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    {
      "sense": "after",
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    {
      "sense": "after",
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    {
      "sense": "again",
      "word": "thereagain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "hereagainst"
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    {
      "sense": "against",
      "word": "thereagainst"
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    {
      "sense": "against",
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    {
      "sense": "among",
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    {
      "sense": "among",
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    {
      "sense": "among",
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    {
      "sense": "amongst",
      "word": "thereamongst"
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    {
      "sense": "amongst",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "around",
      "word": "therearound"
    },
    {
      "sense": "around",
      "word": "wherearound"
    },
    {
      "sense": "as",
      "word": "thereas"
    },
    {
      "sense": "as",
      "word": "whereas"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "hereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "thereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at",
      "word": "whereat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "before",
      "word": "herebefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "before",
      "word": "therebefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "beside",
      "word": "therebeside"
    },
    {
      "sense": "between",
      "word": "therebetween"
    },
    {
      "sense": "between",
      "word": "wherebetween"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
      "word": "hereby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
      "word": "thereby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by",
      "word": "whereby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "for",
      "word": "herefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "for",
      "word": "therefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "for",
      "word": "wherefor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "herefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "therefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fore",
      "word": "wherefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
      "word": "herefrom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
      "word": "therefrom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "from",
      "word": "wherefrom"
    },
    {
      "sense": "hence",
      "word": "herehence"
    },
    {
      "sense": "hence",
      "word": "therehence"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in",
      "word": "herein"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in",
      "word": "wherein"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "hereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "thereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in after",
      "word": "whereinafter"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "hereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "thereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in before",
      "word": "whereinbefore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "into",
      "word": "hereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "into",
      "word": "thereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "into",
      "word": "whereinto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
      "word": "hereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
      "word": "thereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of",
      "word": "whereof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "hereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "thereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "on",
      "word": "whereon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
      "word": "hereout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
      "word": "thereout"
    },
    {
      "sense": "out",
      "word": "whereout"
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    {
      "sense": "to",
      "word": "hereto"
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    {
      "sense": "to",
      "word": "thereto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to",
      "word": "whereto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "heretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "theretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tofore",
      "word": "wheretofore"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "hereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "thereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "under",
      "word": "whereunder"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "hereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "thereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unto",
      "word": "whereunto"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "hereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "thereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "upon",
      "word": "whereupon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "herewith"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "therewith"
    },
    {
      "sense": "with",
      "word": "wherewith"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "herewithal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "therewithal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "withal",
      "word": "wherewithal"
    }
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        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪn",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪn/2 syllables",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Marathi translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "September 1792, George Washington, letter\nMy observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "\"Ha,\" said Robin, \"comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:",
          "text": "'Behold! once more I kiss thee, and by that kiss I give to thee dominion over sea and earth, over the peasant in his hovel, over the monarch in his palace halls, and cities crowned with towers, and those who breathe therein.'",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in that; in that place; in him/her/it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pronominal) in that; in that place; in him/her/it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "pronominal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðeəɹˈɪn/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "na tova mjasto",
      "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
      "word": "на това място"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "v tova otnošenie",
      "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
      "word": "в това отношение"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
      "word": "benne"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
      "word": "abban"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "tyāt",
      "sense": "in that; in that place; in him/her/it",
      "word": "त्यात"
    }
  ],
  "word": "therein"
}

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