Definitions for Hence
hɛnshence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. therefore, hence, thence, thus, soadverb

   (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. henceadverb

   from this place

   "get thee hence!"

3. henceadverb

   from this time

   "a year hence it will be forgotten"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. henceadverb

   from here, from this place, away

2. henceadverb

   in the future from now

   A year hence it will be forgotten.

3. henceadverb

   as a result; therefore, for this reason

4. henceadverb

   from this time, from now

   The plane will leave two months hence.

5. Etymology: A later spelling, retaining the breathy -s, of hennes, (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from heonan, from a West Germanic root *khin- (compare Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan, German hinnen, Dutch heen, Swedish hän); related to Old English her.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HENCEadv. or interj.

   Etymology: heonan, Saxon; hennes, old English.

   1. From this place to another.

   Discharge my follow’rs; let them hence away,
   From Richard’s night to Bolinbroke’s fair day. William Shakespeare, R. II.

   Th’ Almighty hath not built
   Here for his envy; will not drive us hence. John Milton, P. L.

   A sullen prudence drew thee hence
   From noise, fraud and impertinence. Wentworth Dillon.

   2. Away; to a distance.

   Be not found here; hence with your little ones. William Shakespeare, Macb.

   Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse. John Milton.

   3. At a distance; in other place.

   Why should I then be false, since it is true
   That I must die here, and live hence by truth? William Shakespeare.

   All members of our cause, both here and hence,
   That are insinewed to this action. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   4. From this time; in the future.

   He who can reason well to-day about one sort of matters, cannot at all reason to-day about others, though perhaps a year hence he may. John Locke.

   Let not posterity a thousand years hence look for truth in the voluminous annals of pedants. Arbuthnot.

   5. For this reason; in consequence of this.

   Hence perhaps it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom. John Tillotson, Sermon 1.

   6. From this cause; from this ground.

   By too strong a projectile motion the aliment tends to putrefaction: hence may be deduced the force of exercise in helping digestion. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   7. From this source; from this original; from this store.

   My Flora was my sun; for as
   One sun, so but one Flora was:
   All other faces borrowed hence
   Their light and grace, as stars do thence. John Suckling.

   8. From hence is a vitious expression, which crept into use even among good authors, as the original force of the word hence was gradually forgotten.

   An ancient author prophesy’d from hence,
   Behold on Latian shores a foreign prince!
   From the same parts of heav’n his navy stands,
   To the same parts on earth. John Dryden, Æn. b. vii.

2. To Henceverb

   To send off; to dispatch to a distance. Obsolete.

   Etymology: from the adverb.

   Go, bawling cur! thy hungry maw go fill
   On yon foul flock, belonging not to me;
   With that his dog he henc’d, his flock he curst. Philip Sidney.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hence

   Hence is an adverb that is used to indicate a consequence or result of something that has been previously mentioned or discussed. It implies that what is stated after it follows logically or naturally from what has been stated before.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Henceadverb

   from this place; away

2. Henceadverb

   from this time; in the future; as, a week hence

3. Henceadverb

   from this reason; as an inference or deduction

4. Henceadverb

   from this source or origin

5. Henceverb

   to send away

6. Etymology: [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. hinnn, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See He.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hence

   hens, adv. from this place or time: in the future: from this cause or reason: from this origin.—interj. away! begone!—advs. Hence′forth, Hencefor′ward, from this time forth or forward. [M. E. hennes, henne—A.S. heonan, from the base of he; Ger. hinnen,hin, hence; so L. hinc, hence—hic, this.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HENCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hence is ranked #32438 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hence surname appeared 709 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hence.
   
   65.3% or 463 total occurrences were Black.
   30% or 213 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2106

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hence' in Adverbs Frequency: #173

How to pronounce Hence?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Hence in a Sentence

1. Ritchie Torres:

   A missile defense system (i.e. Iron Dome) defends civilians from missiles. Hence the name. Only in a morally inverted universe would this be considered a 'controversy,'.

2. Isaac Kamande Mwangi:

   My legal team appealed against the six-month suspension because we thought it was too long and punitive given that I was an employee and not an elected member of the board like the others, now that our appeal is not successful we are looking forward to a fair and open hearing. I maintain my innocence, hence we want the hearing conducted in public because I want to face our accusers.

3. Johathan Edwards:

   Resolve to live as with all your might while you do live, and as you shall wish you had done ten thousand years hence.

4. Tianjin Port No. 5:

   This matter was caused completely by the illegal operations of the agent and a related downstream trader and the port company did not itself sign...or participate in any unauthorised cargo release, hence, the port company was not involved in any transgression. Furthermore, to protect its legal rights, the port company has already initiated legal proceedings.

5. Guy Pearce:

   I very much understand it’s too sensitive a topic to be brushed off, i addressed and handled the situation when it took place, hence my regret at making it public now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Hence
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hence
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Hence
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html