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therein

[ thair-in ]

adverb

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


therein

/ ˌðɛəˈɪ /

adverb

  1. formal.
    in or into that place, thing, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therein1

before 1000; Middle English therin, Old English ٳǣ. See there, in
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Example Sentences

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If “Government Cheese” isn’t quite to the level, or the depth, of the best of these, it’s a kind of show I like very much, and plenty of good things are therein.

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To Lynne Thompson, a former poet laureate of Los Angeles and the current board president of Cave Canem, therein lies the key conceit of the program.

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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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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.

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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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