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therein

therein

46 7.2
Used to say that something mentioned earlier is in that place or document
  • adverb
  • /ðɛrˈɪn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : en ello
  • The report contains several recommendations, and the most important information is therein.
  • therein lies
  • references therein
  • cited therein

It has declared therein what it holds to be duty.

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Examples

  • But therein lies the problem.

  • The laws listed therein shall be applied locally by way of promulgation or legislation by the region.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Not calling the right people and then listening to the advice therein was the mistake.

  • Perhaps life itself has a hard face, and therein lie its beauty and truth.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And therein, in a strange way, lies the meaning for me.

  • And so therein lies the challenge.

  • So yeah, therein lies the problem, as cool as all this stuff is.

  • And therein lies the opportunity... and the mystery.

  • Thus the author's life depends on his readers, and therein lies the problem.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The tribunal has carefully studied the record and found therein abundant evidence to support beyond a reasonable doubt the charges against these defendants.

Synonyms

there
vstherein
1.0

About a point just mentioned

is used for being inside a thing or document rather than discussing a point
in that
vstherein
3.7

Inside the thing or place just mentioned

is more common inside documents and formal texts than in casual speech

How Formal

herein
  • Formal
23 7.0
therein
  • Archaic
46 7.2
in that
3.7

Surface Forms

therein positive

Morphology

therein = there (semi-transparent) = in + there

The meaning is largely recoverable from 'there' + 'in', but this formal fused form is not productive in everyday English and may not be readily interpretable by learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word therein is simply there + in, formed in old English to mean 'in that place or thing'. So, if a paper says information is therein, it means the information is 'in' the thing you just mentioned.