adv
thereof
theh-uh-ROV
adv
1
Of that; belonging to or coming from that thing already mentioned.
"The building and the land thereof were sold together."
"Members and the rights thereof are outlined in the bylaws."
How to Use Thereof
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal way of saying "of it" or "of that".
When to use it
Almost exclusively used in legal or formal writing.
Common pairings
the terms thereof
members thereof
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Etymology
From Old English thaerof, formed from there plus of.