Definition of hence Hence

/hɛˈns/ - [hens] - hence

We found 17 definitions of hence from 6 different sources.

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What does hence mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

hence - from this place; "get thee hence!"
hence - from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"
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  • hence (Verb)
    To send away.
  • hence (Adverb)
    from here, from this place, away.
  • hence (Adverb)
    From the living or from this world.
  • hence (Adverb)
    After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.
  • hence (Adverb)
    In the future from now.
  • hence (Adverb)
    As a result; therefore, for this reason.
  • hence (Adverb)
    From this time, from now.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hence (adv.)
    From this place; away.
  • hence (adv.)
    From this time; in the future; as, a week hence.
  • hence (adv.)
    From this reason; as an inference or deduction.
  • hence (adv.)
    From this source or origin.
  • hence (v. t.)
    To send away.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hence
    [A word that expresses that something is or should be the consequence of something else].

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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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  • hence, adjective.

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