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Definition of 'thus'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) thus
in the way just indicated; in this way:
Managed thus, the business will succeed.

2.  thus
in the following manner; so:
Thus it came to pass that a child was born.

3.  thus
accordingly; consequently.

4.  thus
to this extent or degree:
thus far.

5.  thus
for instance.

Etymology: (1860–65, Amer.)

Definition of 'thus'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adverb) frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, thus
an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

2. (adverb) therefore, hence, thence, thus, so
(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"

3. (adverb) thus, thusly, so
in the way indicated
"hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

Definition of 'thus'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) thus
next/last Thursday
as a result; = consequently
The job is dangerous, and thus requires higher pay.

2. thus
in this way
The oil company started a "green" advertising campaign, thus hoping to influence public opinion.

Definition of 'thus'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) thus
in this or that manner; on this wise

2. (adverb) thus
to this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold

3. (noun) thus
the commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers

Translation of 'thus'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (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.
Afrikaans: dus, daarom	Arabic: في هذه الطَّريقَه	Bulgarian: така
Brazilian: assim	Czech: takhle, takto	German: so(mit)
Danish: på denne måde	Greek: έτσι	Spanish: así
Estonian: nõnda	Farsi: بدین گونه؛ بدین ترتیب	Finnish: täten
French: ainsi	Hebrew: לְפִיכַּך	Hindi: इस प्रकार
Croatian: tako, na taj način	Hungarian: így, ily módon	Indonesian: dengan demikian
Icelandic: þannig, með því móti, á þ	Italian: così	Japanese: このように
Korean: 따라서	Lithuanian: taip, taigi	Latvian: tā; tādējādi; tādā veidā
Malay: dengan itu	Dutch: aldus	Norwegian: slik, på den(ne) måten
Polish: tak, tak więc	Portuguese: assim	Romanian: astfel
Russian: так, таким образом	Slovak: takto	Slovenian: tako
Serbian: tako	Swedish: sålunda, alltså	Thai: ดังนั้น
Turkish: böylelikle, bu nedenle, b	Taiwanese: 因而，如此，這樣	Ukrainian: так, отже, таким чином
Urdu: اس طرح، اس قدر	Vietnamese: dođó, vì thế	Chinese: 因而，如此，这样
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