daher

Adv.

1. räumlich: (von da) from there; (hierher) here; das Wasser ging mir bis daher the water was up to here; das steht mir bis daher umg., fig. I’ve had it (up to here), that’s the last straw

2. (deshalb) that’s why, that’s the reason for; (folglich) and so, as a result; daher (stammt) die ganze Verwirrung hence the confusion; daher kam es, dass ... that’s why (oder how) ...; das kam daher, dass / weil ... it was (oder happened) (like that) because ...; daher kam es, dass ... that was (the reason) why ...; ach daher! so that’s why!

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thence (Adv.); hence (Adv.); from there (Adv.); therefore (Konj.)

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da|her [da'heːɐ] (emph) ['daːheːɐ]

1. adv

1) (= von dort) from there

von dáher — from there

dáher habe ich das — that's where I got it from

2) (dial = hierher) here

3) (= durch diesen Umstand) that is why

dáher weiß ich das — that's how or why I know that

dáher die große Eile/all der Lärm — that's why there's all this hurry/noise, that's the reason for all this hurry/noise

dáher der Name X — that's why it's/he's etc called X

dáher kommt es, dass ... — that is (the reason) why ...

ich bin überzeugt, dass seine Krankheit dáher kommt — I'm sure that's why he's ill

das kommt or rührt dáher, dass ... — that is because ...

2. conj

(= deshalb) that is why

dáher die Verspätung — that's what is causing the delay, hence the delay

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da·her

[ˈda:he:ɐ̯]

I. adv

1. (von dort) from there

\daher haben wir nichts zu befürchten we have nothing to fear from that quarter

▪ von \daher from there

▪ \daher sein to be [or come] from here/there

2. (aus diesem Grunde)

▪ [von] \daher ... that's why ...

[von] \daher hat er das that's where he got it from

[von] \daher weißt du es also! so that's how [or why] you know that

\daher kommt es, dass ... that is [the reason] why ...

das/etw kommt \daher, dass ... that is because .../the cause of sth is that ...

3. DIAL (hierher) here/there

II. konj (deshalb) [and] that's why

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Adverb

1) from there

daher habe ich meine neuen Stiefel — that's where I got my new boots from

daher weht also der Wind! — (ugs.) so 'that's the way the wind blows! (fig.)

2) (durch diesen Umstand) hence

daher kommt seine gute Laune — that's why he's in a good mood

daher wusste er das od. hat er das — that's how he knew; that's where he got it from

3) (deshalb) therefore; so

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daher adv

1. räumlich: (von da) from there; (hierher) here;

das Wasser ging mir bis daher the water was up to here;

das steht mir bis daher umg, fig I’ve had it (up to here), that’s the last straw

2. (deshalb) that’s why, that’s the reason for; (folglich) and so, as a result;

daher (stammt) die ganze Verwirrung hence the confusion;

daher kam es, dass … that’s why (oder how) …;

das kam daher, dass/weil … it was (oder happened) (like that) because …;

daher kam es, dass … that was (the reason) why …;

ach daher! so that’s why!

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Adverb

1) from there

daher habe ich meine neuen Stiefel — that's where I got my new boots from

daher weht also der Wind! — (ugs.) so 'that's the way the wind blows! (fig.)

2) (durch diesen Umstand) hence

daher kommt seine gute Laune — that's why he's in a good mood

daher wusste er das od. hat er das — that's how he knew; that's where he got it from

3) (deshalb) therefore; so

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adv.

hence adv.

so adv.

thence adv. präp.

from there expr.