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Webster 1913 Edition
Therein
There-in′
,adv.
In that or this place, time, or thing; in that particular or respect.
Wyclif.
He pricketh through a fair forest,
Therein
is many a wild beast. Chaucer.
Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply
therein
. Gen. ix. 7.
Therein
our letters do not well agree. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Therein
THEREIN'
,adv.
Bring forth abundantly in the earth and multiply therein. Gen.9.
Ye shall keep the sabbath--whosoever doeth any work therein--that soul shall be cut off. Ex.31.
Therein our letters do not well agree.
Definition 2024
therein
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English
Adverb
therein (not comparable)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) in that; in him/her/it
- My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein. — George Washington
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- "Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?"
See also
- (‘here-’ words) here; hereabout, hereabouts, hereafter, hereagain, hereagainst, hereas, hereat, herebefore, hereby, herefore, herefrom, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, herewith, herewithal
- (‘there-’ words) there; thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereagain, thereagainst, thereamong, thereas, thereat, therebefore, therebeside, thereby, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinto, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal
- (‘where-’ words) where; whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, whereagain, whereagainst, whereamong, whereas, whereat, wherebefore, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, wheretofore, whereunder, whereunto, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal