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What is "hence" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 20-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does hence mean in English? Meaning of hence definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hence" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hence": (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Adverb

  • Meaning: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: hence so thence therefore thus

    • Meaning of "hence": from this place

    Adverb

  • Meaning: from this place
  • Example: get thee hence!
  • Synonyms: hence

    • Meaning of "hence": from this time

    Adverb

  • Meaning: from this time
  • Example: a year hence it will be forgotten
  • Synonyms: hence

    • Synonyms:

    so, thus, accordingly, away, consequently, ergo, forward, henceforth, onward, out, then, thereupon, wherefore, thence, as a deduction, from here, from now on, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account,

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