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hence
[ hens ]
adverb
- as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.
- from this time; from now:
They will leave a month hence.
- from this source or origin.
- Archaic.
- from this place; from here; away:
The inn is but a quarter mile hence.
- from this world or from the living:
After a long, hard life they were taken hence.
- henceforth; from this time on.
interjection
- Obsolete. depart (usually used imperatively).
hence
/ hɛns /
sentence connector
- for this reason; following from this; therefore
adverb
- from this time
a year hence
- archaic.
- from here or from this world; away
- from this origin or source
interjection
- archaic.begone! away!
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hence1
Example Sentences
Saturated fats can raise cholesterol levels, hence why seed oils grew in popularity over the past century.
Without them City are spread out and a little more wild, hence their new vulnerability to fast breaks and individual errors from panicked defenders pulled out of position.
"If I had a vehicle fire and the tyres caught fire, there would be thick black smoke and you'd struggle to see, hence the strobes on there to guide you in," Mr Richardson says.
Sources who have worked with Levy say he does not communicate well enough and suggest the executive team are too similar, hence occasional "own goals" on policies.
"They are completely invisible in the system and hence escape accountability and responsibility," Ms George says.
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