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[ hens ] / hɛns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hence ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbas an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore: The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory. from this time; from now: They will leave a month hence. from this source or origin. Archaic. - from this place; from here; away: The inn is but a quarter mile hence.
- from this world or from the living: After a long, hard life they were taken hence.
- henceforth; from this time on.
interjectionObsolete. depart (usually used imperatively). Origin of henceFirst recorded in 1225–75; Middle English hens, hennes, equivalent to henne (Old English heonan ) + -es adverb suffix; see -s1 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hencehence , hither, thence, thither, whence, whither, yonWords nearby hencehen, Henan, hen-and-chickens, henbane, henbit, hence, henceforth, Hench, henchman, hencoop, hendeca- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hence“Hence, there might be a net benefit, at least to some females, of breeding within the natal group,” the researchers speculate. Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hence, I suspect, the panic, the lockdown, the capitulation. Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack|James Poulos|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hence the recent Kerry trip to Rome to meet with Netanyahu and meetings with Europeans and Palestinians. Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process|Aaron David Miller|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST In schools, this meant finding new ways to evaluate students—and hence their teachers. Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hence the SWAT teams and armored trucks surrounding his house. Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hence arises a great variety of impressions and remarks which we accordingly find in this journal. Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various Hence in the adult the left side of the superior mesenteric vessel gives rise to the vasa intestini tenuis. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington Hence the complete picture they give of life is of necessity fallacious: they can only represent what is unusual. A Chesterton Calendar|G. K. Chesterton Hence to go and return over the same mile, whether on the level or on the hill-side, takes ½ an hour. A Tangled Tale|Lewis Carroll As the individuals of a given species have all the same definition, and hence the same essence, they are all one. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for hence
sentence connectorfor this reason; following from this; therefore adverbfrom this timea year hence archaic - from here or from this world; away
- from this origin or source
Word Origin for henceOld English hionane; related to Old High German hinana away from here, Old Irish cen on this side Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to henceso, thus, thence, accordingly, away, consequently, ergo, forward, henceforth, onward, out, then, thereupon, wherefore, hereinafter |