Definitions for hence
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Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. therefore, hence, thence, thus, so(adverb)

   (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. hence(adverb)

   from this place

   "get thee hence!"

3. hence(adverb)

   from this time

   "a year hence it will be forgotten"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hence(Adverb)

   from here, from this place, away

2. hence(Adverb)

   in the future from now

   A year hence it will be forgotten.

3. hence(Adverb)

   as a result; therefore, for this reason

4. hence(Adverb)

   from this time, from now

   The plane will leave two months hence.

Origin: 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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hence(adverb)

   from this place; away

2. Hence(adverb)

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

3. Hence(adverb)

   from this reason; as an inference or deduction

4. Hence(adverb)

   from this source or origin

5. Hence(verb)

   to send away

Origin: [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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   We think more, hence we live less!

2. Beatrice Hahn:

   Hence, on this occasion, humans got lucky.

3. Beatrice Hahn:

   Hence, on this occasion, humans got lucky.

4. Steve Tsang:

   Hence the current warning against Western values.

5. Rooma Mehra:

   All great creativity is cathartic..hence original..

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