thence

thence  (ns, thns)

adv.

1. From that place; from there: flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow.

2. From that circumstance or source; therefrom.

3. Archaic From that time; thenceforth. See Usage Note at whence.

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[Middle English thennes : thenne, from there (from Old English thanon; see to- in Indo-European roots) + -es, genitive sing. suff.; see -s³.]

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thence [ðɛns]

adv

1. from that place

2. Also thenceforth [ˈðɛnsˈfɔːθ] from that time or event; thereafter

3. therefore

[thannes, from thanne, from Old English thanon; related to Gothic thanana, Old Norse thanan]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	thence - from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom" therefrom
	2.	thence - from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom" therefrom, thereof
	3.	thence - (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, thus, so

Translations

thence [ðens] ADV (frm, liter)

1. (= from that place) → de allí, desde allí

2. (= consequently) → por lo tanto, por eso, por consiguiente
thence the fact that → de ahí que

3. (= from that time) = thenceforth

thence

adv

(old: = from that place) → von dannen (old), → von dort or da (weg)

(old, = from that time) which dated from thence → was aus der (damaligen) Zeit stammt; they met again a week thence → sie trafen eine Woche darauf wieder zusammen

(form: = for that reason) → infolgedessen

thence [ðɛns] adv (frm) (from that place) → di lì or là; (therefore) → quindi, perciò