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# thereof

«thereof» in Mova's school dictionary: **Of that, of it, or of those just mentioned** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (formal, legal)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal, legal) Of that, of it, or of those just mentioned. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A very stiff word in legal papers, rules and old exams: "any part thereof" means any part of it. Children mostly meet it in official notices and fees. Phrases: or part thereof, lack thereof.

### examples

- Parking costs 2 dollars per hour or part thereof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#x1)
- The rules and any breach thereof will be reviewed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#x2)
- He talked about planning, or the lack thereof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#x3)
- The house and the garden thereof were sold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#x4)
- A fee is charged per day or part thereof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#x5)
- Marvelling greatly at its size, he tried in vain to obtain from his followers some explanation thereof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/#x6)

### note

Old-fashioned and formal; in plain English say "of it" or "of that". Maths trap: "per hour or part thereof" means you pay for any started hour as a whole hour, so 2 hours 10 minutes is charged as 3 hours.

### In the corpora

- [And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.90/)
- [Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.221/)
- [And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1291/)
- [And I will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.74/)
- [And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.354/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thereof» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thereof/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.