therefore, hence, thence, thus, so
(adverb) (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; âtherefore X must be trueâ; âthe eggs were fresh and hence satisfactoryâ; âwe were young and thence optimisticâ; âit is late and thus we must goâ; âthe witness is biased and so cannot be trustedâ
hence
(adverb) from this time; âa year hence it will be forgottenâ
hence
(adverb) from this place; âget thee hence!â
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hence
(very, rare) A male given name.
• Neche
hence (not comparable)
(archaic) from here, from this place, away
(archaic, figuratively) from the living or from this world
(archaic, of a length of time) in the future from now
(conjunctive) as a result; therefore, for this reason
• (from this place): herefrom
• (as a result; therefore, for this reason): consequently
• hither
hence
(obsolete) Go away! Begone!
• Neche
Source: Wiktionary
Hence, adv. Etym: [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinnan, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See He.]
1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31. I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts xxii. 21.
2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence. "Half an hour hence." Shak.
3. From this reason; as an inference or deduction. Hence, perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom. Tillotson.
4. From this source or origin. All other faces borrowed hence Their light and grace. Suckling. Whence come wars and fightings among you Come they not hence, even of your lusts James. iv. 1.
Note: Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence; depart hence; away; be gone. "Hence with your little ones." Shak.
– From hence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usage of good writers. An ancient author prophesied from hence. Dryden. Expelled from hence into a world Of woe and sorrow. Milton.
Hence, v. t.
Definition: To send away. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
