whence

whence

 (wĕns, hwĕns)

adv.

1. From where; from what place: Whence came this traveler?

2. From what origin or source: Whence comes this splendid feast?

conj.

1. Out of which place; from or out of which.

2. By reason of which; from which: The dog was coal black from nose to tail, whence the name Shadow.

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[Middle English whennes : whenne, whence (from Old English hwanon; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots) + -es, genitive sing. suff.; see -s³.]

Usage Note: The construction from whence has been criticized as redundant since the 1700s. It is true that whence incorporates the sense of from: a remote village, whence little news reached the wider world. But from whence has been used steadily by reputable writers since the 1300s, among them Shakespeare, John Milton, Jane Austen, and the translators of the King James Bible: "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help" (Psalms). Such a respectable precedent makes it difficult to label the construction, which is fairly rare and very formal in any case, as incorrect.

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whence

(wɛns)

adv

from what place, cause, or origin?

pron

(subordinating) from what place, cause, or origin

[C13 whannes, adverbial genitive of Old English hwanon; related to Old Frisian hwana, Old High German hwanan]

Usage: The expression from whence should be avoided, since whence already means from which place: the tradition whence (not from whence) such ideas flowed

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whence

(ʰwɛns, wɛns)
adv.

1. from what place?: Whence comest thou?

2. from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom?

conj.

3. from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came.

[1250–1300; Middle English whennes, whannes=whanne (by syncope from Old English hwanone whence) + -s -s¹]

usage: Although sometimes criticized as redundant on the grounds that “from” is included in the meaning of whence, the idiom from whence is old in the language, well established, and standard: She finally settled in Paris, from whence she bombarded us with letters and postcards. Among its users are the King James Bible, Shakespeare, Dryden, and Dickens. The parallel construction from thence occurs infrequently. Both are easy to avoid if desired.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

whence - from what place, source, or cause

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Translations

من أيْن؟

hvorfra

woher

d’oùoù

honnan?

hvaîan

da dovedonde

ne yüzdennereden

从哪里或何处

whence

[wens] ADV

1. (poet) (= from where) → de donde; (interrog) → ¿de dónde?

2. (frm) (= from which) → por lo cual; (= therefore) → y por consiguiente
whence I conclude that → por lo cual concluyo que ...

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whence

[ˈ^hwɛns] (literary)

pron
from whence → d'où

conj (= from where) → d'où

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whence

adv

(old, form) → woher, von wannen (old, liter)

(form) whence I conclude … → woraus ich schließe, …

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whence

[wɛns] adv (liter) (from where) → da dove

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when

(wen) adverb

at what time(?). When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump. wanneer مَتى кога quando kdy wann hvornår πότεcuando millal کى milloin quandמתי कब kada mikor? bilamana hvenær quando いつ (시간을 물어) 언제 kada kad bilakah wanneernårkiedy quando când когда kedy kdaj kada när เมื่อ ne zaman 何時 коли کب khi nào 何时

(wən, wen) conjunction

1. (at or during) the time at which. It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you. wanneer عِندَما когато quando když, až als; wenn da; når ότανcuando kui وقتيکه kun quand, lorsqueכאשר जब kad amikor ketika þegar quando ～する時 …인 때(경우)에 (tuo metu) kai (tad) kad apabila toen, wanneerda; nårgdy, kiedy quando când когда keď ko kada när ขณะที่ ...-diğinde, ...-ince 當...時 коли جب khi mà 当...时

2. in spite of the fact that; considering that. Why do you walk when you have a car? wanneer بالرَّغْم من، في الوَقْت الذي щом quando když wenn når ενώsi kuigi موقعى که vaikka alors que בְּעוֹד שֶ- बावजूद kad noha, amikor pedig padahal þrátt fyrir að; með tilliti til se ～というのに …에도 불구하고 jeigu ja sedangkan alsnår, skjønt, endaskoro quando când; deşi несмотря на keď ko kada när แม้ว่า olduğu hâlde 既然 коли, якщо باوجودیکہ mặc dù 既然

whence (wens) adverb

from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?). vanwaar, van waar من أيْن؟ откъде de onde / donde odkud woher hvorfra από πού; de dónde kust(kohast) از کجا mistä d'oûמהיכן कहां से, जहां से odakle honnan? dari mana hvaðan da dove どこから 어디로부터 iš kur no kurienes dari mana vanwaar hvorfra?; hvor/hva ... fra? skąd? donde de unde откуда odkiaľ odkod otkuda varifrån, hur [kommer det sig] จากที่ไหน nereden, ne yüzden 從何處或何種情況 звідки کس جگہ سے do đâu 从哪里或何处

whenˈever adverb, conjunction

1. at any time that. Come and see me whenever you want to. wanneer ook al في أي وَقْت، كُلَّما когато и да е sempre que kdykoli wann immer når som helst οποτεδήποτεcuando, siempre que millal iganes هر وقت که milloin tahansa toutes les fois que מָתַי שֶׁ- जब भी kad god akármikor setiap kali hvenær sem er ogni volta che, tutte le volte che いつでも …할 때는 언제나 kada tik kad vien entah bila wanneer ... ook når som helstkiedykolwiek sempre que oricând когда бы ни kedykoľvek kadarkoli kad god närhelst เมื่อไรก็ตาม her ne zaman, (ol)duğu her zaman 無論何時 коли جب کبھی bất kỳ khi nào 无论何时

2. at every time that. I go to the theatre whenever I get the chance. wanneer, wanneer ook al كلَّما، في كُل وَقْتٍ когато sempre que pokaždé když sooft hver gang όποτεcuando, siempre que niipea kui هر زمان که aina kun chaque fois que מָתַישֶהוּ हर वक्त kad god valahányszor kapan saja hvenær sem ogni volta che いつも …했을 때는 곧 kai tik kad vien bila-bila sahaja telkens alsnår, hver gang gdy tylko sempre que de câte ori всякий раз, когда vždy keď kadarkoli kad god närhelst เมื่อไรก็ตาม her ne zaman 每當 кожного разу, коли, щоразу جب بھی bất kỳ khi nào 每当

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