HENCE Definition & Meaning

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adverb

as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.
from this time; from now:
They will leave a month hence.
from this source or origin.
Archaic.
1. from this place; from here; away:
  The inn is but a quarter mile hence.
2. from this world or from the living:
  After a long, hard life they were taken hence.
3. henceforth; from this time on.

interjection

Obsolete. depart (usually used imperatively).

hence

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sentence connector

for this reason; following from this; therefore

adverb

from this time
a year hence
archaic.
1. from here or from this world; away
2. from this origin or source

interjection

archaic.
begone! away!

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hence¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English hens, hennes, equivalent to henne ( Old English heonan ) + -es adverb suffix; -s ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hence¹

Old English hionane; related to Old High German hinana away from here, Old Irish cen on this side

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Hess and Black thought it would be funny if Black's character Steve announced everything that happens to him intensely, hence the "Chicken jockey!" meme taking off.

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But the Premier League can only have 12 weeks of a summer window - hence the five-day break in order to run it until 1 September.

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The systems, however, are not enough to run the whole airport – hence the decision to close it down.

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"The whole world is facing tectonic changes which makes the current situation very different from those seen in the past, hence the fiscal change," he said.

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However, some places have now seen a drop by about ten degrees since then hence the shock to our systems.

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