hence

hɛns

Definition

Definition of hence - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

logical conclusionas a result or for this reason

He was late, hence the missed meeting.

consequently

therefore

thus

future time

Dated

in the future from now

Dated

We will meet again two years hence.

in the future

later

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Expressions with hence

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five years hence

adv.

at a time five years in the future

The project will be completed five years hence.

two years hence

adv.

at a time two years from now

The project will be finished two years hence.

get thee hence, Satan

exp.

command Satan to leave or depart

He shouted, 'Get thee hence, Satan!' during the exorcism.

hie thee hence

leave quickly from here

Hie thee hence, before the guards arrive!

get thee hence

command someone to leave a place

The king shouted, 'Get thee hence, traitor!'.

Origin of hence

Old English, heonan (from here) + siþ (journey)

Examples of hence in a sentence

He didn't study for the exam, hence his poor grade.
A month hence, the repairs should be finished.
The policy will be reviewed five years hence.

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French:d'où, d'ici, ...
German:daher, in ... Jahren, ...
Italian:quindi, da qui a, ...
Spanish:por lo tanto, dentro de, ...
Portuguese:daí, daqui a, ...
Chinese:因此, 两年后, ...
Japanese:それゆえ, 後に, ...
Arabic:لِذَلِكَ, مِنَ الآن, ...
Hebrew:לָכֵן, מֵעַכְשָׁיו, ...
Russian:поэтому, через, ...
Ukrainian:отже, через, ...
Hindi:इसलिए, बाद में, ...
Bengali:তাই, পরে, ...
Catalan:per tant, d'aquí a, ...
Czech:proto, za dva roky, ...
Danish:derfor, om to år, ...
Dutch:vandaar, over, ...
Greek:επομένως, από τώρα, ...
Hungarian:ezért, múlva, ...
Khmer:ដូច្នេះ, ពីពេលនេះទៅ, ...
Korean:그래서, 후에, ...
Persian:بنابراین, دیگر, ...
Polish:stąd, za dwa lata, ...
Portuguese (BR):por isso, daqui a, ...
Romanian:de aici, peste, ...
Swedish:därav, om, ...
Thai:ดังนั้น, นับจากนี้ไป, ...
Turkish:bu yüzden, sonra, ...
Vietnamese:do đó, kể từ bây giờ, ...

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