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Definitions for hence
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
henceadverb
from this place
"get thee hence!"
henceadverb
from this time
"a year hence it will be forgotten"
Wiktionary
henceadverb
from here, from this place, away
henceadverb
in the future from now
A year hence it will be forgotten.
henceadverb
as a result; therefore, for this reason
henceadverb
from this time, from now
The plane will leave two months hence.
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 Dictionary
HENCEadv. or interj.
Etymology: heonan, Saxon; hennes, old English.
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.Be not found here; hence with your little ones. William Shakespeare, Macb.
Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse. John Milton.
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.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.
Hence perhaps it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom. John Tillotson, Sermon 1.
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.
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.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.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.
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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 Dictionary
Henceadverb
from this place; away
Henceadverb
from this time; in the future; as, a week hence
Henceadverb
from this reason; as an inference or deduction
Henceadverb
from this source or origin
Henceverb
to send away
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 Dictionary
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 Records
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.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2106
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hence' in Adverbs Frequency: #173
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of hence in a Sentence
For thousands of years, father and son have stretched wistful hands across the canyon of time, each eager to help the other to his side, but neither quite able to desert the loyalties of his contemporaries. The relationship is always changing and hence always fragile nothing endures except the sense of difference.
Words don’t take you anywhere, at the most they aid in a mental projection; it’s the experience that transforms YOU, only then do words elevate your mood. Hence withdraw from the world of words, Live more...
The Great Wall is a vast heritage site -- over 20,000 kilometers -- hence increasing the difficulty in preservation and restoration, reliance on a very small amount of manpower by the local heritage departments is not enough to guard and protect the site.
Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde:
These are the soul's changes. I don't believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism.
The task of killing a vampire was extremely serious and historical accounts suggested the need for particular methods and tools, items of religious significance, such as crucifixes and Bibles, were said to repel these monsters, hence their presence in the kit.
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- بالتاليArabic
- odtud, tudížCzech
- heden, deraf, derforDanish
- von dannen, fort, deshalb, demnach, daherGerman
- do, tialEsperanto
- por lo tanto, de ahíSpanish
- tästedes, siksi, jotenFinnish
- ainsi, par conséquent, donc, d'oùFrench
- לכן, מכאןHebrew
- इसलियेHindi
- ennélfogvaHungarian
- karenanyaIndonesian
- héðan, þess vegnaIcelandic
- perciò, quindi, dunqueItalian
- ここから, それ故にJapanese
- 금후Korean
- abhinc, hinc, ab eo tempore, post, proinde, inde, istinc, ex hoc loco, ex eo tempore, ergoLatin
- nō koneiMāori
- значи, затоа, одовде, заради тоа, оттука, според тоаMacedonian
- justeru itu, dari sekarang, dari sini, kerana itu, oleh sebab ituMalay
- herfra, herifraNorwegian
- heen, van hier, vandaar, hiervandaan, bijgevolg, dus, derhalveDutch
- herifråNorwegian Nynorsk
- av, herav, følger, derfor, dette, deravNorwegian
- więcPolish
- نو, ځکهPashto, Pushto
- daqui, daí, portantoPortuguese
- de aici, așadarRomanian
- поэтому, потому, значит, следовательно, отсюдаRussian
- häden, härav, följaktligen, hädanefter, därför, däravSwedish
- от� еUkrainian
- لہذاUrdu
- 故Chinese
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