herefor

adv

herefor

adv

UK /hɪəˈfɔː/

Etymology From the Middle English hēr-for; equivalent to here + for; compare herefore, therefor, and wherefor, as well as the Danish herfor, the Dutch hiervoor, the German hierfür, and the Swedish härför.

1

For this: instead or in consideration of this, with a view to this.

Obsolete outside Scotland

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