THEREIN Definition & Meaning

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[ thair-in ]

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adverb

in or into that place or thing.
in that matter, circumstance, etc.

therein

/ ˌðɛə��ˈɪ�� /

adverb

formal.
in or into that place, thing, etc

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Origin of therein¹

before 1000; Middle English therin, Old English �ٳ�ǣ��. See there, in

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And therein lies the difficulty of any attempt to pay tribute to Hutchins’ life without it being overshadowed by the nature of her death, at least for commercial purposes.

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And therein lies the beauty of “The Price Is Right.”

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And therein lies a lesson for the team, which begins play in the tournament for a third time Tuesday, facing the Colorado Rapids in the opener of a two-leg first-round playoff in suburban Denver.

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It’s the closest I get to seeing, feeling God, God writ large, God capital G, all the complications and ecstasy you see therein.

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And therein lies another problem racing hasn’t fixed.

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More About Therein

What does therein mean?

Therein means in or into the thing that was just mentioned, as in The container should be inspected before the contents are placed therein (translation: The container should be inspected before the contents are placed in it).

Therein is formal and is often used in legal language.

It can also mean in that matter or circumstance, as in A lot of consumers are looking for a better way to maintain their appliances, and therein lies the business opportunity.

Example: I treasure these books and all the wisdom contained therein.

Where does therein come from?

The first records of the word therein come from before 1000.

There are many similar words based on the combination of the word there and a preposition, each of which has a different meaning, including thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereat, thereby, therefor, therefore, therefrom, thereinafter, thereinto, thereof, thereon, theretofore, thereunder, thereupon, therewith, and therewithal.

Other words are constructed in similar ways, such as wherein, meaning “in what or in which,” as in This is the final episode, wherein we learn the characters’ fates (translation: This is the final episode, in which we learn the characters’ fates).

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How is therein used in real life?

Therein is formal and is often used in legal language.

My father died at the age of 62 in 1979; I miss him daily and so appreciate your tweet and the sentiments contained therein.

— LuigiG (@louieg129)

Been trying out . Features I would love to have:

– screenshots that auto-save and auto-tag based on text therein
– ability to email in notes with keyword-based auto-tagging
– mobile app and share-to feature (an obvious one…)

— Rajeev Mantri (@RMantri)

It is a big wide world out there and English football has never been more popular globally, and therein lies the opportunity. For me, the key is a strategic bottom-up approach to build a supporter structure based around the overseas players at the club 👇🏽

— Peter Varney (@_PeterVarney)

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Is therein used correctly in the following sentence?

The device wasn’t designed for this task, and therein lies the problem.

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