thus

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

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thus

Adverb

1. as a result or consequence: the platforms provided a new floor and thus improved and enlarged the premises

2. in this manner: I sat thus for nearly half an hour

3. to such a degree: the competition has been almost bereft of surprise thus far [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thus - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum 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" hence, therefore, thence, so
	2.	thus - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) thusly, so

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thus

adverb 1. in this way, so, like this, as follows, like so, in this manner, in this fashion, to such a degree

adverb 2. therefore, so, hence, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, ergo, on that account

Translations

thus [ðʌs] adv → así, de este modo

thus [ðʌs] adv → ainsi

thus [ðʌs] adv (= in this way) → so (= consequently); somit

thus [ðʌs] adv → così

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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 이렇게; 그래서 taip, taigi tā; tādējādi; tādā veidā dengan itu aldus slik, på 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 因而，如此，这样