Dictionary Definition
hence adv
1 (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from
that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true";
"the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and
thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness
is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: therefore, thence, thus]
2 from this place; "get thee hence!"
3 from this time; "a year hence it will be
forgotten"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛns/, /"hEns/
- Rhymes: -ɛns
Adverb
- as a result; therefore, for this reason
- I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the
party.
- The purse is handmade and hence very expensive.
- I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the
party.
- from this time, from now
- The plane will leave two months hence.
- from this source or origin
- They grew up at the White House; hence their lack of interest in politics.
- from here, from this place, away
- Get you hence!
- I'm going hence, because you hit me.
- Get thee hence, Satan!
- I go hence.
- I'm going hence, because you hit me.
- Get you hence!
- from the living or
from this world
- After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.
- henceforth, from
this time
- A year hence it will be forgotten.
Translations
as a result, therefore
from here
- ttbc Dutch: daarheen, aldaar, er vandoor, bijgevolg
- ttbc Ido: tale
- ttbc Indonesian: karenanya
- ttbc Malay: Oleh sebab yang demikian
- ttbc Italian: dunque, allora, quindi, perciò
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accordingly, as a result,
away, because of that,
because of this, consequently, ergo, for that, for that cause, for
that reason, for this cause, for this reason, for which reason,
forth, hereat, in the future, off, on that account, on that
ground, on this account, out, propter hoc, so, then, thence, thereat, therefor, therefore, therefrom, thereof, thereupon, thus, thusly, thuswise, whence, wherefore, wherefrom