adv
therein
theh-uhr-IHN
adv
1
In that place, document, or matter.
"The contract and the obligations stated therein must be honoured."
"Read the report carefully; the answer lies therein."
How to Use Therein
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal way of saying "in that" or "inside it".
When to use it
Common in legal and formal documents, rare in everyday speech.
Common pairings
herein and therein
the problem therein
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Etymology
From Old English thaerin, formed from there plus in.