Hence
[hens] or [hɛns]
Definition
(adv.) from this time; 'a year hence it will be forgotten'.
(adv.) from this place; 'get thee hence!'.
Edited by Johanna--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) From this place; away.
(adv.) From this time; in the future; as, a week hence.
(adv.) From this reason; as an inference or deduction.
(adv.) From this source or origin.
(v. t.) To send away.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. From this place, from here.[2]. From this time.[3]. Therefore, from this cause, for that reason, as a consequence.[4]. From this source.
Edited by Annabel
Definition
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.
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Examples
- Hence, indeed, his position as a senator was not a little useful to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Hence, provision was made for carrying a large stock of oil, and for giving a certain period of rest to that already used. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence, when his name was casually mentioned by neighbouring yeomen, the listener said, Ah, Clym Yeobright--what is he doing now? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Hence she hated Sundays when all was at rest, and often said they would be the death of her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Hence the carved names. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Hence, the canon of Natura non facit saltum, which every fresh addition to our knowledge tends to confirm, is on this theory intelligible. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Hence I was led to dry the stems and branches of ninety-four plants with ripe fruit, and to place them on sea-water. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Leave this wilderness, it was said to me, and go out hence. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Free chlorine is heavier than air, and hence when it leaves the exit tube it settles at the bottom of the jar, displacing the air, and finally filling the bottle. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It is not sufficient that the bottom be strong; the sides likewise must support their strain, and hence must be increased in strength with depth. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Hence his pallor and nervousness--his sleepless night and agitation in the morning. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Hence it was necessary to maintain a constant vigilance to defeat the insidious attacks of carping critics and others who would attempt to injure the Edison system by misleading statements. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence simple scholarship is not enough. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- When yarn is dyed, the coloring matter penetrates to every part of the fiber, and hence the patterns formed by the weaving together of well-dyed yarns are very fast to light and water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Generally speaking, meats are the most expensive foods we can purchase, and hence should be bought seldom and in small quantities. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- All authorities agree that that discernment of relationships is the genuinely intellectual matter; hence, the educative matter. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- One would think the night would be long enough, in this freezing silence and solitude, if one went to bed two hours hence. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Hence in the several fishes furnished with electric organs, these cannot be considered as homologous, but only as analogous in function. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The world was not slow to take advantage of the fact, hence there are in the field numerous other concerns in the same business. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence the air of gusts and hurricanes is cold, though in hot climates and seasons; it coming from above. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Hence the supposed extermination of so many species having similar habits with the rock-pigeon seems a very rash assumption. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Hence they have a difficulty in receiving the first element of improvement, which is self-knowledge. Plato. The Republic.
- But shells and seaweed would adhere to the non-corroded surface, and hence the process was not entirely successful. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Hence it is always mentioned in the old records, as the Gentle and Joyous Passage of Arms of Ashby. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Hence she had her share of compliments and polite attentions. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Hence it has been argued that no deductions can be drawn from domestic races to species in a state of nature. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Hence the origin of the representation of burghs in the states-general of all great monarchies in Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Hence very few of the original species will have transmitted offspring to the fourteen-thousandth generation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Hence they generally study oratory, the best speaker having the most influence. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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