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hence

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hence  (hns)
adv.
1.
a. For this reason; therefore: handmade and hence expensive.
b. From this source: They grew up in the Sudan; hence their interest in Nubian art.
2. From this time; from now: A year hence it will be forgotten.
3.
a. From this place; away from here: Get you hence!
b. From this life.

[Middle English hennes, from here : henne (from Old English heonan; see ko- in Indo-European roots) + -es, adv. suff.; see -s3.]

hence [hɛns]
sentence connector
for this reason; following from this; therefore
adv
1. from this time a year hence
2. Archaic
a.  from here or from this world; away
b.  from this origin or source
interj
Archaic begone! away!
[Old English hionane; related to Old High German hinana away from here, Old Irish cen on this side]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.hence - (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.hence - from this place; "get thee hence!"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
3.hence - from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"

hence
conjunction
therefore, thus, consequently, for this reason, in consequence, ergo, on that account The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.
adverb
later, afterwards many years hence
Translations
hence [hens] ADV
1. (= therefore) → por lo tanto, de ahí
hence my letterde allí que le escribiera
hence the fact thatde ahí que ...
2. (frm) (time) five years hencede aquí a cinco años
3. (o.f.) (place) → de or desde aquí
hence! (poet) → ¡fuera de aquí!

hence [ˈhɛns] adv
(= therefore) → d'où
and hence → et par conséquent
(= from now) two years hence → d'ici deux ans

hence
adv
(= for this reason)also; hence the namedaher der Name
(= from now) two years hencein zwei Jahren
(obs, liter, = from here) → von hier; (get thee) hence!hinweg (mit dir)! (liter); get thee hence, Satan!weiche, Satan! (liter)

hence [hɛns] adv
a. (frm) (therefore) → per cui, dunque
b. (old) (place) → da qui, di qui
c. (frm) (time) 5 years henceda qui a 5 anni

hence [hɛns] adv
a. (frm) (therefore) → per cui, dunque
b. (old) (place) → da qui, di qui
c. (frm) (time) 5 years henceda qui a 5 anni

hence
adv hence [hens]
1 for this reason Hence, I shall have to stay. daarom, derhalwe لهذا السَّبب затова proto derfor; følgeligt folglich γι' αυτόν το λόγο por lo tanto, por consiguiente, por esa razón niisiis بنابراين joten donc, par conséquent לְפִיכָך इस कारण से zato, stoga ennélfogva karenanya þess vegna perciò それゆえ 그 때문에 taigi, vadinasi tādēļ; tādējādi oleh sebab itu dientengevolge følgelig, derfor stąd, z tego powodu por isso deci, prin urmare следовательно a preto, a tak torej otud följaktligen, på grund härav จากนี้ไป bu yüzden, bu nedenle 因此 отже اس لیے do đó; vì thế
2 from this time a year hence. oor ('n jaar) من هذا الوقت فصاعِدا отсега ode dneška fra nu von jetzt an από σήμερα, από τώρα de aquí a pärast پس از اين tästä eteenpäin dans מְעָתָה यहां से या इस समय से za (godinu dana) ezentúl, mostantól sejak sekarang héðan í frá di qui a, da ora 今から 지금으로부터 nuo šiol kopš dr sekarang vanaf nu fra av, framover od tego czasu daqui de acum îna­inte спустя, через odteraz odslej od sada hädanefter ต่อแต่นี้ไป bu andan itibaren 從此 відтепер, віднині اس سے آگے sau đây; kể từ đây
3 away from this place. hiervandaan بَعيدا عن هذا المكان оттук odsud henne von hier (μακριά) από εδώ de aquí siit از اينجا pois täältä d'ici מִכָּאן इस जगह से दूर odavle innen dari sini héðan di qui/qua ここから 여기서부터 iš čia no šejienes dr sini van hier verwijderd herfra stąd, od tego miejsca daqui de aici отсюда odtiaľto proč odavde hädan, bort เพราะฉะนั้น bu yerden, buradan 離開 звідси اس مقام کے بعد từ chỗ này; từ nơi đây
adv henceˈforth
from now on Henceforth I shall refuse to work with him. voortaan, van nou af من الآن فصاعِدا отсега нататък napříště fra nu af fortan εφεξής de ahora en adelante edaspidi از اين به بعد vastedes désormais מְעָתָה וַאֵילָך अब से odsada unaprijed, ubuduce a továbbiakban sejak sekarang héðan í frá, upp frá þessu d'ora in poi 今後は 지금부터는 nuo šiol, ateityje turpmāk; no šī brīža mulai sekarang voortaan fra av, for framtida odtąd de hoje em diante de acum îna­inte впредь nabudúce, naďalej v prihodnje na dalje hädanefter, framdeles ต่อจากนี้ bundan böyle/sonra 從今以後 відтепер, віднині اب سے từ nay trở đi


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