therefore

Adverb

• as a consequence
  • he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held
    

• (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  • therefore X must be true
    
  • the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
    
  • we were young and thence optimistic
    
  • it is late and thus we must go
    
  • the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
    

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• Synonyms: 
  consequently , hence , thence , thus , so