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thus

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thus  (s)
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]
adv
1. in this manner do it thus
2. to such a degree thus far and no further
sentence connector
therefore We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences
[Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thusthus - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
gum - 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"
2.thus - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

thus
adverb
1. 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 power
2. 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.
Translations
thus [ðʌs] ADV (= in this way) → así, de este modo; (= as a result) → por eso, así que, de modo que
he withdrew from the competition, thus allowing his rival to winse retiró de la competición, así que or de modo que ganó su rival
thus it is thatasí es que ..., es por eso que ...
thus, when he got homeasí que, cuando llegó a casa ...
thus farhasta ahora or aquí

thus [ˈðʌs] adv
(= therefore) → donc
(= in this way) → ainsi

thus
adv
(= in this way)so, auf diese Art; you must hold it thusSie müssen das so halten; thus it was that …so kam es, dass …
(= consequently)folglich, somit
(+ptp or adj) reassured, encouraged etcsolchermaßen (geh), → derart (geh); thus farso weit; thus far and no furtherso weit und keinen Schritt weiter

thus [ðʌs] adv (frm) (in this way) → così; (as a result) → perciò
thus far → fino ad ora
thus [ðʌs] adv (frm) (in this way) → così; (as a result) → perciò
thus far → fino ad ora

thus
adv thus [ðas]
(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. dus, daarom في هذه الطَّريقَه така takhle, takto på denne måde so(mit) έτσι así nõnda بدین گونه؛ بدین ترتیب täten ainsi לְפִיכַּך इस प्रकार tako, na taj način így, ily módon dengan demikian þannig, með því móti, á þann hátt così このように 따라서 taip, taigi tā; tādējādi; tādā veidā dengan itu aldus slik, den(ne) måten tak, tak więc assim astfel так, таким образом takto tako tako sålunda, alltså ดังนั้น böylelikle, bu nedenle, böyle 因而,如此,這樣 так, отже, таким чином اس طرح، اس قدر do đó, vì thế


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But at last his heart changed,--and rising one morning with the rosy dawn, he went before the sun, and spake thus unto it:
Sophia (who though naturally all winning sweetness could when occasions demanded it call forth the Dignity of her sex) instantly put on a most forbidding look, and darting an angry frown on the undaunted culprit, demanded in a haughty tone of voice "Wherefore her retirement was thus insolently broken in on?
It was committed in the presence of slaves, and they of course could neither institute a suit, nor testify against him; and thus the guilty perpetrator of one of the bloodiest and most foul murders goes unwhipped of justice, and uncensured by the community in which he lives.
 
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