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therein

UK/ˈðɛəɹˈɪn/

therein adverb: in that; in that place; in him/her/it.

Adverb

therein (not comparable)

  1. (pronominal) in that; in that place; in him/her/it.
    • September 1792, George Washington, letter
      My 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.
    • "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?"1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC

therein meaning in Marathi and Sanskrit

therein in Marathi

in that; in that place; in him/her/it
त्यात tyāt

therein in Sanskrit

therein, in that case, in those circumstances
तत्र tátra

Examples of therein in a sentence

  • Silence in the face of gross injustice, or support for it, or even active involvement therein, comes at a price.
  • This allows to develop the category of algebraic varieties with the usual constructions therein.
  • Therein lies the most fundamental basis for will, choice, and rationality.

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Origin of therein

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”).

Words formed from therein

Words that rhyme with therein

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Questions about therein

What does therein mean?
Therein means in that; in that place; in him/her/it.
What is therein in Marathi?
Therein in Marathi is त्यात (tyāt). See Therein meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is therein?
Therein is an adverb.
How do you pronounce therein?
Therein is pronounced /ˈðɛəɹˈɪn/ (UK).

Words near therein in the dictionary

  1. theredown
  2. therefor
  3. therefore
  4. therefrom
  5. therehence
  6. therein
  7. therein lies the rub
  8. thereinabove
  9. thereinafter
  10. thereinbefore
  11. thereinbelow

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: therein (page history and authors); तत्र (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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