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darum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • because conj For the reason that; introduces an explanation or cause.
  • thereby adv By that means; as a result of that.
  • therefore adv As a result; for that reason; consequently.

Senses

darum is used for these senses in English:

  • because Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
  • eo ipso Through or by that very act or quality; thereby.
  • thereby (formal) By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
  • therefore (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

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