whence

wɛns

Definition

Definition of whence - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

origin

Rare

from what place or origin

Rare

Whence did the mysterious traveler come?

cause

Rare

from what cause or reason

Rare

Whence arises this strange behavior?

how

wherefore

why

Pronoun

linguistics

Rare

from which location, starting point, or explanation something comes

Rare

Whence did this rumor come in the first place?

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Origin of whence

Old English, hwanon (from what place)

Examples of whence in a sentence

Whence came the inspiration for your novel?
Whence comes this sudden change in attitude?
Whence did you derive this peculiar idea?
Whence arises your sudden interest in medieval history?
The river returns to the sea, whence its waters once came.

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French:d'où, pour quelle raison, ...
German:woher, von welchem Ort, ...
Italian:da dove, da cui, ...
Spanish:de dónde, de donde, ...
Portuguese:de onde, de que, ...
Chinese:何处, 哪里, ...
Japanese:どこから, どこから来たのか, ...
Arabic:مِن أَين, مِن حَيْثُ, ...
Hebrew:מֵאַיִן, שֶׁמִּמֶּנּוּ, ...
Russian:откуда, откуда именно, ...
Ukrainian:звідки, з якої причини, ...
Hindi:कहाँ से, जहाँ से, ...
Bengali:কোথা থেকে, যেখান থেকে, ...
Catalan:d'on, d'on prové, ...
Czech:odkud, z čeho, ...
Danish:hvorfra, hvoraf, ...
Dutch:waarvandaan, waarom, ...
Greek:από πού, όθεν, ...
Hungarian:honnan, miből ered, ...
Khmer:មកពីណា, ដោយសារមូលហេតុអ្វី, ...
Korean:어디에서, 무엇에서, ...
Persian:از کجا, از جایی که, ...
Polish:skąd, z którego, ...
Portuguese (BR):de onde, de que, ...
Romanian:de unde, din ce loc, ...
Swedish:varifrån, från vilken, ...
Thai:จากที่ไหน, จากที่ซึ่ง, ...
Turkish:nereden, hangi kaynaktan, ...
Vietnamese:từ đâu, từ đó, ...

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Definition of whence - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Pronoun

Origin of whence

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