thereof
UK/ðɛəˈɹɒv//ðɛˈɹʌv/
thereof adverb: of this, that, or it.
Adverb
thereof (not comparable)
- Of this, that, or it.
- lack thereof
- On the occurrence of an explosion from any boiler to which this Act applies, notice thereof shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, be sent to the Board of Trade by the owner or user, or by the person acting on behalf of the owner or user.1882 July 12, chapter 22, in Boiler Explosions Act, 1882, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026, page 2
- From that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence.
thereof meaning in Tamil and Bengali
thereof in Tamil
- வினையுரிச்சொல், அதனுடைய, இதனுடைய, அந்த சூழ்நிலையிலிருந்து, அல்லது மூலத்திலிருந்து
thereof in Bengali
- উহার, উহার হইতে
Examples of thereof in a sentence
- I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside1998, Eve 6, “Inside Out”, in Eve 6:
- Wherever Gen Z gathers these days, a 0.5 selfie is almost bound to be taken, capturing the moment with random flattery — or comical lack thereof.2022 July 3, Kalley Huang, “The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Forms of thereof
| alternative form (obsolete) | therof |
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Origin of thereof
From Middle English thereof, therof, ther-of, ther of, from Old English þǣrof; equivalent to there + of. Compare Swedish därav.
Words formed from thereof
Words that rhyme with thereof
Questions about thereof
- What does thereof mean?
- Thereof means of this, that, or it.
- What is thereof in Tamil?
- Thereof in Tamil is வினையுரிச்சொல், அதனுடைய, இதனுடைய. See Thereof meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use thereof in a sentence?
- I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
- What part of speech is thereof?
- Thereof is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce thereof?
- Thereof is pronounced /ðɛˈɹʌv/ (US).
Words near thereof in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thereof (page history and authors); thereof (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thereof (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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