hence
[ hens ]
/ hɛns /
adverb
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore: The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.
from this time; from now: They will leave a month hence.
from this source or origin.
Archaic.
- from this place; from here; away: The inn is but a quarter mile hence.
- from this world or from the living: After a long, hard life they were taken hence.
- henceforth; from this time on.
interjection
Obsolete.
depart (usually used imperatively).
Origin of hence
Words nearby hence
hen tracks,
hen-and-chickens,
henan,
henbane,
henbit,
hence,
henceforth,
hench,
henchman,
hencoop,
hendeca-
Example sentences from the Web for hence
British Dictionary definitions for hence
hence
/ (hɛns) /
sentence connector
for this reason; following from this; therefore
adverb
from this time
a year hence
archaic
- from here or from this world; away
- from this origin or source
interjection
archaic
begone! away!
Word Origin for hence
Old English
hionane; related to Old High German
hinana away from here, Old Irish
cen on this side