Plural:
thereins
Adverb
- In or into that thing, place, or matter.
- (formal) in or into that thing or place
- "they can read therein what our plans are"
Adv
- in that; in that place; in him/her/it.
Examples
- The strategy guide held many secrets; the answer to his dilemma lay THEREIN for Words With Friends.
From Middle English theryn, ther-inne, þer-in, from Old English þǣrin, þǣrinne, from Proto-West Germanic *þārin, *þārinna, from Proto-Germanic *þarin, *þarinna, equivalent to there + in. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerin (“therein”), West Frisian dêryn (“therein”), Dutch daarin (“therein”), German Low German daarin (“therein”), German darin, drin (“therein”), Danish deri (“therein”), Swedish däri (“therein”), Icelandic þar í (“therein”).
Synonyms
in that,
in this
Related Words
hereabout,
hereabouts,
hereabove,
hereafter,
hereagainst,
herealong,
hereamong,
hereamongst,
hereanent,
hereat,
herebefore,
herebelow,
herebeneath,
herebeyond,
hereby,
herefor,
herefore,
herefro,
herefrom,
herehence,
herein,
hereinafter,
hereinbefore,
hereinto,
hereof,
hereon,
hereonto,
hereout,
hereover,
hereto,
heretofore,
heretoward,
hereunder,
hereunto,
hereupon,
herever,
herewith,
herewithal,
herewithin,
herewithout,
thereabout,
thereabouts,
thereabove,
thereacross,
thereafter,
thereagain,
thereagainst,
therealong,
thereamid,
thereamidst,
thereamong,
thereamongst,
thereanent,
therearound,
thereas,
thereat,
thereatop,
therebefore,
therebehind,
therebelow,
therebeneath,
therebeside,
therebetween,
therebetwixt,
therebeyond,
thereby,
therefor,
therefore,
therefro,
therefrom,
therehence,
thereinafter,
thereinbefore,
thereinto,
thereof,
thereon,
thereonto,
thereout,
thereoutside,
thereover,
therethrough,
therethroughout,
thereto,
theretofore,
theretoward,
theretowards,
thereunder,
thereuntil,
thereunto,
thereupon,
therever,
therewith,
therewithal,
therewithin,
therewithout,
whereabout,
whereabouts,
whereabove,
whereacross,
whereafter,
whereagainst,
wherealong,
whereamong,
whereamongst,
whereanent,
wherearound,
whereas,
whereat,
wherebefore,
wherebehind,
wherebelow,
wherebetween,
whereby,
wherefor,
wherefore,
wherefro,
wherefrom,
wherein,
whereinafter,
whereinbefore,
whereinsoever,
whereinto,
whereinwhich,
whereof,
whereon,
whereonto,
whereout,
whereover,
whereso,
wheresoever,
wheresomever,
wherethrough,
whereto,
wheretofore,
wheretoward,
wheretowards,
whereunder,
whereuntil,
whereunto,
whereupon,
wherever,
wherewith,
wherewithal,
wherewithin,
wherewithout
Words With Friends Score: 10