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hence
(hĕns)adv.
1.
a. For this reason; therefore: handmade and hence expensive.
b. From this source: They grew up in the Sudan; hence their interest in Nubian art.
2. From this time; from now: A year hence it will be forgotten.
3.
a. From this place; away from here: Get you hence!
b. From this life.
[Middle English hennes, from here : henne (from Old English heonan; see ko- in Indo-European roots) + -es, adv. suff.; see -s3.]
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hence
(hɛns)sentence connector
for this reason; following from this; therefore
adv
1. from this time: a year hence.
2. archaic
a. from here or from this world; away
b. from this origin or source
interj
archaic begone! away!
[Old English hionane; related to Old High German hinana away from here, Old Irish cen on this side]
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hence
(hɛns)adv.
1. as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore.
2. from this time; from now: a month hence.
3. from this source or origin.
interj. 4. Obs. depart (usu. used imperatively).
[1225–75; Middle English hens, hennes=henne (Old English heonan) + -es -s 1]
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Adv. 1. hence - (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 - from this place; "get thee hence!"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
3. hence - from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"
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hence
conjunction
1. therefore, thus, consequently, for this reason, in consequence, ergo, on that account The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.
adverb
1. later, afterwards many years hence
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Translations
بَعيدا عن هذا المكانلهذا السَّببمن هذا الوقت فصاعِدا
ode dneškaodsudodtudprototudíž
derforfølgeligtfra nuhennederaf
jotensiksi
ennélfogvaezentúlinnenmostantól
héîanhéîan í fráòess vegnaþess vegna
iš čianuo šioltaigi
kopšno šejienestādējāditādēļ
odteraz
bu andan itibarenbu nedenlebu yerdenbu yüzden buradan
hence
[hens] ADV1. (= therefore) → por lo tanto, de ahí
hence my letter → de allí que le escribiera
hence the fact that → de ahí que ...
hence my letter → de allí que le escribiera
hence the fact that → de ahí que ...
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hence
(hens) adverb1. for this reason. Hence, I shall have to stay. daarom, derhalwe لهذا السَّبب затова por isso proto folglich derfor; følgeligt γι' αυτόν το λόγο por lo tanto, por consiguiente, por esa razón niisiis بنابراين joten donc, par conséquent לפיכך इस कारण से zato, stoga ennélfogva karenanya þess vegna perciò それゆえ 그 때문에 taigi, vadinasi tādēļ; tādējādi oleh sebab itu dientengevolge følgelig, derfor stąd, z tego powodu ځكه نو ، په دې دليل ، له دې امله ، په نتيجه كى وروسته له دې por isso deci, prin urmare следовательно a preto, a tak torej otud följaktligen, på grund härav เพราะฉะนั้น bu yüzden, bu nedenle 因此 отже اس لیے do đó; vì thế 因此
2. from this time. a year hence. oor ('n jaar) من هذا الوقت فصاعِدا отсега daqui ode dneška von jetzt an fra nu από σήμερα, από τώρα de aquí a pärast پس از اين tästä eteenpäin dans מְעָתָה यहां से या इस समय से za (godinu dana) ezentúl, mostantól sejak sekarang héðan í frá di qui a, da ora 今から 지금으로부터 nuo šiol kopš dr sekarang vanaf nu fra nå av, framover od tego czasu وروسته له دې daqui de acum înainte спустя, через odteraz odslej od sada hädanefter ต่อแต่บัดนี้ bu andan itibaren 從此 відтепер, віднині اس سے آگے sau đây; kể từ đây 从此
3. away from this place. hiervandaan بَعيدا عن هذا المكان оттук daqui odsud von hier henne (μακριά) από εδώ de aquí siit از اينجا pois täältä d'ici מִכָּאן इस जगह से दूर odavle innen dari sini héðan di qui/qua ここから 여기서부터 iš čia no šejienes dr sini van hier verwijderd herfra stąd, od tego miejsca له دی ځای daqui de aici отсюда odtiaľto proč odavde hädan, bort ไปจากที่นี้ bu yerden, buradan 離開 звідси اس مقام کے بعد từ chỗ này; từ nơi đây 走开
henceˈforth adverb from now on. Henceforth I shall refuse to work with him. voortaan, van nou af من الآن فصاعِدا отсега нататък de hoje em diante napříště fortan fra nu af εφεξής de ahora en adelante edaspidi از اين به بعد vastedes désormais מְעָתָה וַאֵילָך अब से odsada unaprijed, ubuduce a továbbiakban sejak sekarang héðan í frá, upp frá þessu d'ora in poi 今後は 지금부터는 nuo šiol, ateityje turpmāk; no šī brīža mulai sekarang voortaan fra nå av, for framtida odtąd وروسته له دې de hoje em diante de acum înainte впредь nabudúce, naďalej v prihodnje na dalje hädanefter, framdeles ต่อจากนี้ bundan böyle/sonra 從今以後 відтепер, віднині اب سے từ nay trở đi 从今以后
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