Hence — (h[e^]ns), adv. [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. { wards}), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinn[=a]n, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hence — [ hens ] adverb FORMAL *** Hence can be used in the following ways: as a way of starting a sentence, clause, or phrase, and showing how it is related to what has just been said: Crime is on the increase, hence the need for more police. as an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hence — W2 [hens] adv formal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: hen hence (12 15 centuries) (from Old English heonan) + s (as in backwards)] 1.) [sentence adverb] for this reason ▪ The cost of transport is a major expense for an industry. Hence factory location… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hence — [hens] adv. [ME hennes < henne < OE heonan(e), from here + (e)s, adv. gen. suffix (as in SINCE, THENCE) < IE base as in HE1, HERE] 1. from this place; away [go hence] 2 … English World dictionary
hence — For the use of from hence, see from whence, from hence … Modern English usage
Hence — Hence, v. t. To send away. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hence — late 13c., hennes, from O.E. heonan away, hence, from W.Gmc. *hin (Cf. O.S. hinan, O.H.G. hinnan, Ger. hinnen); related to O.E. her here (see HERE (Cf. here)). With adverbial genitive s. The modern spelling (mid 15c.) is phonetic, to retain the… … Etymology dictionary
hence — ► ADVERB 1) as a consequence; for this reason. 2) from now; in the future. 3) (also from hence) archaic from here. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
hence — index a savoir, consequently Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hence — consequently, *therefore, then, accordingly, so … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hence — [adv] for that reason; therefore accordingly, as a deduction, away, consequently, ergo, forward, from here, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, onward, out, so, then, thence,… … New thesaurus
