Meanings
alternative obsolete therof
- not comparableOf this, that, or it.
lack thereof
3 more examples
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 2I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
1998, Eve 6, “Inside Out”, in Eve 6Wherever 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, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2025 - not comparableFrom that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishþǣrof
- Middle Englishthereof
- Englishthereof
From Middle English thereof, therof, ther-of, ther of, from Old English þǣrof; equivalent to there + of. Compare Swedish därav.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian от това
- от това (ot tova)of this, that, or it
Catalan en
- enof this, that, or it
Dutch daarvan, daarvan
- daarvanof this, that, or it
- daarvanfrom that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
Finnish tuon, sen
- tuonof this, that, or it
- senof this, that, or it
French de ceci, de cela
- de ceciof this, that, or it
- de celaof this, that, or it
- de çaof this, that, or it
- en class pronounof this, that, or it
German davon
- davonof this, that, or it
Greek τούτου
- τούτου (toútou)of this, that, or it
Hungarian annak, abból
- annakof this, that, or it
- abbólfrom that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
- belőlefrom that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
Italian ne
- neof this, that, or it
Norwegian Bokmål derav
- deravof this, that, or it
Portuguese do mesmo
- do mesmoof this, that, or it
Russian из э́того, э́того
- из э́того (iz étovo)of this, that, or it
- э́того (étovo)of this, that, or it
- таково́й (takovój)of this, that, or it
- отту́да (ottúda)from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
- отсю́да (otsjúda)from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence
Spanish de esto, de aquesto
- de estoof this, that, or it
- de aquestoof this, that, or it
- de elloof this, that, or it
- del mismoof this, that, or it
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thereof
Cite this entry
thereof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereof
“thereof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereof. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thereof,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereof.
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