What does hence mean?
Definitions for hence
hɛnshence
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hence.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
hence(adverb)
from this place
"get thee hence!"
hence(adverb)
from this time
"a year hence it will be forgotten"
Wiktionary
hence(Adverb)
from here, from this place, away
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.
hence(Adverb)
in the future from now
A year hence it will be forgotten.
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.
hence(Adverb)
as a result; therefore, for this reason
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.
hence(Adverb)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Hence(adverb)
from this place; 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.]
Hence(adverb)
from this time; in the future; as, a week hence
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.]
Hence(adverb)
from this reason; as an inference or deduction
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.]
Hence(adverb)
from this source or origin
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.]
Hence(verb)
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.]
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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
The question is not whether he has taken donations from wealthy individuals, but instead whether he has received support from the very people he has attacked as being at the core of the corrupt campaign finance that funds Washington, hence, as with most scandals, the transgression is judged most harshly when it involves hypocrisy.
Spiritualism exits only for individuals. Reason is born when two men interact; addition of more and more members necessitates the spreading of the reason culminating as culture. Hence a culture is as dynamic as the reason. The nature of the reason is the nature of the spirit within for some and instinct for some others.
Hence, a devout Christian must avoid astrologers and all impious soothsayers, especially when they tell the truth, for fear of leading his soul into error by consorting with demons and entangling himself with the bonds of such association.
The most significant aspect of any long term sustained relationship is trust; not even love is stronger; hence, you can love someone without trust.
However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we remain at the bottom convinced that in human affairs everything in more or less fortuitous. We do not even believe in the inevitability of our own death. Hence the difficulty of deciphering the present, of detecting the seeds of things to come as they germinate before our eyes. We are not attuned to seeing the inevitable.
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- بالتاليArabic
- odtud, tudížCzech
- deraf, heden, derforDanish
- demnach, fort, deshalb, von dannen, daherGerman
- tial, doEsperanto
- de ahí, por lo tantoSpanish
- siksi, tästedes, jotenFinnish
- donc, d'où, ainsi, par conséquentFrench
- מכאן, לכןHebrew
- इसलियेHindi
- ennélfogvaHungarian
- karenanyaIndonesian
- héðan, þess vegnaIcelandic
- dunque, quindi, perciòItalian
- ここから, それ故にJapanese
- 금후Korean
- ergo, abhinc, post, inde, istinc, ex hoc loco, proinde, ex eo tempore, hinc, ab eo temporeLatin
- nō koneiMāori
- заради тоа, оттука, затоа, значи, одовде, според тоаMacedonian
- kerana itu, dari sekarang, oleh sebab itu, dari sini, justeru ituMalay
- herfra, herifraNorwegian
- hiervandaan, bijgevolg, vandaar, dus, van hier, derhalve, heenDutch
- herifråNorwegian Nynorsk
- herav, følger, dette, derav, av, derforNorwegian
- więcPolish
- ځکه, نوPashto, Pushto
- portanto, daí, daquiPortuguese
- de aici, așadarRomanian
- значит, отсюда, потому, поэтому, следовательноRussian
- härav, följaktligen, hädanefter, häden, därav, därförSwedish
- لہذاUrdu
- 故Chinese
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