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title: therefor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «therefor» in the school dictionary: Therefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# therefor

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**Who acts:** Therefor, goods, contract, you · **What happens:** mean, list, punish, give, read, pay · **To what, where:** goods, He, reason therefor, old laws, fee · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«therefor» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [therefor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/therefor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: archaic, legal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Therefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therefor:m1:1
# text = Therefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them.
1	Therefor	Therefor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	20	nsubj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	therefor	therefor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	20	obj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Therefor |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | goods and the payment therefor | the goods and the payment for them |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Topic |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The contract lists the goods and the price therefor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therefor:x1:1
# text = The contract lists the goods and the price therefor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	therefor	therefor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present | the contract | the goods and the price therefor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He was punished and given no reason therefor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therefor:x2:1
# text = He was punished and given no reason therefor.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	therefor	therefor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | no reason therefor |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent therefor=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In old laws you may read «a fee shall be paid therefor».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therefor:x3:1
# text = In old laws you may read «a fee shall be paid therefor».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
13	therefor	therefor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | may | you |  |  | old laws |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pay** *in a quote* | shall · passive |  | a fee |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient therefor=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Therefor is not the same as therefore.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therefor:x4:1
# text = Therefor is not the same as therefore.
1	Therefor	Therefor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Therefor |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |

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