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(ðʌs)
1. adverb
You use thus to show that what you are about to mention is the result or consequence of something else that you have just mentioned.
[formal]
Neither of them thought of turning on the lunch-time news. Thus Caroline didn't hearof John's death until Peter telephoned.
Some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
...women's access to the basic means of production and thus to political power.
Synonyms: therefore, so, hence, consequently More Synonyms of thus
2. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
If you say that something is thus or happens thus you mean that it is, or happens, as you have just described or as you are just about to describe.
[formal]
He stormed four bunkers, completely destroying them. While thus engaged he was seriouslywounded.
Martin helped his father dig the gardens. Thus he discovered his interest in gardening.
3.  thus far
More Synonyms of thus

thus in British English

(ðʌs)
adverb
1. 
in this manner
do it thus
2. 
to such a degree
thus far and no further
sentence connector
3. 
therefore
We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences
Word origin
Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus

thus in American English

(ðʌs)
adverb
1. 
in this or that manner; in the way just stated or in the following manner
2. 
to this or that degree or extent; so
3. 
according to this or that; consequently; therefore; hence
often used as a conjunctive adverb
4. 
for example
Word origin
ME < OE

Examples of 'thus' in a sentence
thus

Some keepers thus make animals seek out or chase their food.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thus far, the results have proved disappointing.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Thus far, he has not.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Much of the coverage thus far has rightly focused on the bravery of the victims, who have spoken out about their trauma.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet they are fiendishly difficult to stop, track or predict because jellyfish have no hearts and thus avoid any attempts at heat detection.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thus far I have resisted all the human excesses of dog ownership.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was a gamble that seems, thus far, to have paid off.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the 21st century the death toll from famine thus far is 600,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I'm two episodes in, and thus far it has shown just the potential to be tremendous.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I really do not understand how I have lived through it all thus far.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Thus asking about her body is a valid question.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Thus drugs capable of damaging viruses can damage the body cells as well.
Schneider, Hermann & Schneider, Leo The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language (1988)
Thus we cannot avoid the primal act.
Marcus J. Borg READING THE BIBLE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally. (2001)
Thus reduced biodiversity makes more people ill.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Thus you become a lover of books.
Lumsden, Robert 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
They were thus capable of rapid and radical reshaping.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Thus avoiding six weeks of school if you succeeded.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The combination is to be recommended as it reduces boredom and thus increases compliance.
Whiteside, Dr Mike Banish Headaches -how to obtain fast, drug-free relief from headache (1990)
The parent company should thus become increasingly dependent on them.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
Office work is thus capable of reform.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The programs are processed as a single unit thus avoiding wasted computer time as each program is loaded.
Samways, B. & Byrne-Jones, T. Computers Basic Facts (1983)
The machinery will shudder to a stop and all of the appeals she has thus far waived will go before various courts.
The Sun (2014)
Economics thus gives us an excessively gloomy account of what's been happening to the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
England hath a true baptism, is as much as to say thus.
Christianity Today (2000)
For the interviewer, he thus makes a slightly daunting prospect.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What it's accomplished thus far is less easily explained.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She seemed intent on showing only freaks, thus reinforcing preconceptions about this misunderstood country.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Thus far, they have not yet tried to buy their way out of trouble.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thus we can say what learning disability is not; what we cannot say is what it is.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
I guess the right person has just eluded me thus far.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Thus A makes too generous an offer.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
They were thus each given half of what had, in their early days in politics, been one ministry.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
 Thus poor people might have less attention to devote to, say, resisting tempting and fattening food because their mind is engaged elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
thus

British English: thus ADVERB
You use thus to show that what you are about to mention is the result or consequence of something else that you have just mentioned.
Some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
  • American English: thus
  • Brazilian Portuguese: assim
  • Chinese: 因此
  • European Spanish: por consiguiente
  • French: donc
  • German: somit
  • Italian: pertanto
  • Japanese: したがって
  • Korean: 그래서
  • European Portuguese: assim
  • Latin American Spanish: por consiguiente

Chinese translation of 'thus'

thus

(ðʌs) (frm)

adv

  1. (= therefore) 因此 (yīncǐ)
  2. (= in this way) 就这(這)样(樣) (jiù zhèyàng)
1 (adverb) 
Definition
in this manner
She explained her mistake thus.
Synonyms
in this way
so
like this
as follows
like so
in this manner
in this fashion
to such a degree
2 (adverb) 
Definition
as a result or consequence
access to the basic means of production, and thus to political power
Synonyms
therefore
Muscles need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories.
so
hence
The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.
consequently
My grandfather sustained a broken back and, consequently, spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
accordingly
We have different backgrounds. Accordingly we will have different futures.
for this reason
ergo
on that account

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accordingly
Definition
consequently
We have different backgrounds. Accordingly we will have different futures.
Synonyms
consequently,
so,
thus,
therefore,
hence,
subsequently,
in consequence,
ergo,
as a result
in the sense of consequently
Definition
as a result
My grandfather sustained a broken back and, consequently, spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Synonyms
as a result,
thus,
therefore,
necessarily,
hence,
subsequently,
accordingly,
for that reason,
thence,
ergo
in the sense of hence
Definition
for this reason
The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.
Synonyms
therefore,
thus,
consequently,
for this reason,
in consequence,
ergo,
on that account

Synonyms of 'thus'

thus

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