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/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒv, -ʌv

Adverb

thereof (not comparable)

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
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)

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Translations to be checked

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

(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

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