Complete Definition of "hence"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�h�ns/, SAMPA|/"hEns/
audio|en-us-hence.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ns|-�ns

Etymology
From the genitive of here.

Adverb
en-adv|-

  1. as a result; therefore, for this reason

#:I shall go to Japan, hence I will not be here in time for the party.
#:The purse is handmade and hence very expensive.

  1. from this time, from now

#:The plane will leave two months hence.

  1. from this source or origin

#:They grew up at the White House; hence their lack of interest in politics.

  1. archaic from here, from this place, away

#: Get you hence!
#: I'm going hence, because you hit me.
#:Get thee hence, Satan!
#:I go hence.

  1. archaic from the living or from this world

#: After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.

  1. archaic henceforth, from this time

#: A year hence it will be forgotten.

Translations
trans-top|as a result, therefore
Dutch: dus
Finnish: joten, siksi
French: ainsi, donc
German: daher, deshalb
Hebrew: he-translation|���|lakhén
Icelandic: þess vegna
Italian: perciò
Norwegian: herav, av dette følger, derfor, derav
Polish: wi�c, skutkiem tego, w zwi�zku z tym
Portuguese: portanto
Spanish: por lo tanto, por eso
Swedish: därför, följaktligen
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trans-top|as a result, therefore
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trans-top|from here
Finnish: tästedes, tästä eteenpäin
French: d'ici
German: von hier, fort
Hebrew: he-link|�-|����|mikán
Icelandic: héðan
Italian: daciò
Norwegian: herfra
Spanish: de aquí
Swedish: hädanefter, härav
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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

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