therefore UK /ˈðɛə.fɔː/US /ˈðɛɹ.fɔɹ/ adverb2 •for that reasonTraditional values will always have a place—therefore, they will never lose relevance.I've been explicitly forbidden to leave and therefore must stay longer. •(no longer used) For that; for it (in reference to a previous statement).Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? — 1611