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hence

[ hens ]

adverb

  1. as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:

    The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.

  2. from this time; from now:

    They will leave a month hence.

  3. from this source or origin.
  4. 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

  1. Obsolete. depart (usually used imperatively).

hence

/ ɛԲ /

sentence connector

  1. for this reason; following from this; therefore
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. from this time

    a year hence

  2. archaic.
    1. from here or from this world; away
    2. from this origin or source
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. archaic.
    begone! away!
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word 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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Word 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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Especially in springtime, you’ll find some have vibrant blue patches brightening their stomachs and throats, hence their other name: “blue bellies.”

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That's partly because scientists have only been able to use satellites for a few decades to observe about 10 cases of ice shelves collapsing - hence the desire to look for examples further back in time.

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The legendary saga of “meat chair,” a wildly expensive single item of patio furniture that was, for a time, regretfully on display in the deli area, hence the name.

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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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