deshalb — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

deshalb 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.
• hence (conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.
• 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.

hence — full definition

1. adverb For this reason; therefore.
2. adverb From this time onward, or from this place; used in slightly old-fashioned or formal phrasing.

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