thereof

English

Alternative forms

• therof (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ðɛˈɹʌv/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðɛəˈɹɒv/

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• Rhymes: -ɒv, -ʌv

Adverb

thereof (not comparable)

1. Of this, that, or it.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 3:7:

     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.

   • 1998, Eve 6 (lyrics and music), “Inside Out”, in Eve 6:

     I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside

2. From that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence.

Derived terms

• sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

 

Translations

of this, that, or it

• Bulgarian: от това (ot tova)
• Catalan: en (ca)
• Dutch: daarvan (nl)
• Finnish: tuon (fi), sen (fi)
• French: de (fr) ceci (fr), de cela (fr), de ça (fr), en (fr) class pronoun
• German: davon (de)
• Greek: τούτου (el) (toútou)
• Hungarian: annak (hu)
• Italian: ne (it)
• Portuguese: do mesmo m
• Russian: из э́того (iz étovo), э́того (ru) (étovo), таково́й (ru) m (takovój)
• Spanish: de esta, de esto, de ella, de ello

from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence

• Dutch: daarvan (nl)
• Hungarian: abból (hu), belőle (hu)
• Russian: отту́да (ru) (ottúda), отсю́да (ru) (otsjúda)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} din acesta, ^{(please verify)} din cauza

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

• (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
• (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
• (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
• (again): thereagain
• (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst
• (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong
• (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst
• (around): therearound, wherearound
• (as): thereas, whereas
• (at): hereat, thereat, whereat
• (before): herebefore, therebefore
• (beside): therebeside
• (between): therebetween, wherebetween
• (by): hereby, thereby, whereby
• (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor
• (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
• (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
• (hence): herehence, therehence
• (in): herein, therein, wherein
• (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
• (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
• (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
• (of): hereof, thereof, whereof
• (on): hereon, thereon, whereon
• (out): hereout, thereout, whereout
• (to): hereto, thereto, whereto
• (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
• (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
• (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
• (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
• (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith
• (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal