thus

T0197800 (thŭs)adv.1. In this manner: Lay the pieces out thus. See Usage Note at thusly.2. To a stated degree or extent; so.3. Therefore; consequently: Thus it was necessary for me to resign.4. For example: Few of the nation's largest cities are state capitals; thus neither New York nor Chicago is the seat of its state's government.

[Middle English, from Old English; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

thus

(ðʌs) adv1. in this manner: do it thus. 2. to such a degree: thus far and no further. sentence connectortherefore: We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences. [Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus]

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adv. 1. in the way just indicated; in this way: Managed thus, the business will succeed. 2. in the following manner; so: Thus it came to pass that a child was born. 3. accordingly; consequently. 4. to this extent or degree: thus far. 5. for instance. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon thus, Middle Dutch dus] usage: See thusly.

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Noun	1.	thus - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigationfrankincense, gum olibanum, olibanumgum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
Adv.	1.	thus - (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"hence, therefore, thence, so
	2.	thus - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)thusly, so

thus

adverb1. therefore, so, hence, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, ergo, on that account women's access to the basic means of production, and thus to political power2. in this way, so, like this, as follows, like so, in this manner, in this fashion, to such a degree She explained her mistake thus.

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因而如此这样

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(ðas) adverb (referring to something mentioned immediately before or after) in this or that way or manner. He spoke thus; Thus, he was able to finish the work quickly. 因而，如此，这样

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thus and so

1. adjective Of or relating to a particular way, manner, or arrangement. In practical terms, it may be taken for granted that the world is thus and so, but for the sake of philosophical argument, we should not and cannot assume any such thing. I'm less interested with the thus-and-so prescriptions of religious doctrines, and more concerned with the general message of Christianity as a whole.2. adverb phrase In such a particular way or manner; as directed or instructed. The boss is so specific about the way a report is laid out. If you don't write it thus and so each and every time, you'll be sure to hear about it from him later.See also: and, thus

thus and such

1. adjective Of or relating to a particular way, manner, or arrangement. In practical terms, it may be taken for granted that the world is thus and such, but for the sake of philosophical argument, we should not and cannot assume any such thing. I'm less interested with the thus-and-such prescriptions of religious doctrines, and more concerned with the general message of Christianity as a whole.2. adverb phrase In such a particular way or manner; as directed or instructed. The boss is so specific about the way a report is laid out. If you don't write it thus and such each and every time, you'll be sure to hear about it from him later.See also: and, such, thus

thus and thus

1. adjective Of or relating to a particular way, manner, or arrangement. In practical terms, it may be taken for granted that the world is thus and thus, but for the sake of philosophical argument, we should not and cannot assume any such thing. I'm less interested with the thus-and-thus prescriptions of religious doctrines, and more concerned with the general message of Christianity as a whole.2. adverb phrase In such a particular way or manner; as directed or instructed. The boss is so specific about the way a report is laid out. If you don't write it thus and thus each and every time, you'll be sure to hear about it from him later.See also: and, thus

so far

1. Up to the current point or moment in time. A: "How's the book?" B: "It's been a bit boring so far. Hopefully it picks up in the second half." So far, we've only been able to secure three outside investors.2. (To) a limited extent or distance. You'll need proper funding if you want this to succeed—there's only so far an ambitious idea will take you. I hope you have some cash on you, because we'll only get so far on five dollars' worth of gas.See also: far

thus far

Up to the current point or moment in time. The book's been a bit boring thus far. Hopefully it picks up in the second half. Thus far, we've only been able to secure three outside investors.See also: far, thus

it was ever thus

It has always been this way; this has always been the truth. Sometimes stylized as "'twas ever thus." We should be disappointed to learn our political leaders are so deep in the pockets of corporations, but we should not be surprised. It was ever thus. Twas ever thus, unfortunately: the higher you are in the economic and social hierarchies, the more you depend on the exploitation of lower-class workers.See also: ever, thus

so far

Also, thus far. Up to this point, as in So far we haven't seen him in the crowd, or They've made very little progress on their report thus far. [c. 1300] See also: far

thus far

see under so far. See also: far, thus

it was ever thus (or so)

used as a humorous way of suggesting that despite claims of things having been better in the past nothing much alters. informal 1998 Bookseller Curious and surprising (to say the least) and depressing things happen. But it was ever so. See also: ever, thus

ˌso ˈfar

up to this point; up to now: There haven’t been any accidents in this factory so far, and let’s hope that none happen in future.See also: far

so far

1. Up to the present moment: So far there's been no word from them.2. To a limited extent: You can go only so far on five dollars.See also: far

thus far

Up to this point; so far: Our success has been limited thus far.See also: far, thus

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adv therefore

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adv in this way

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noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees

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adv (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

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adv in the way indicated

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