Hence

Definition: Hence

Hence

Adverb

1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted".

2. (archaic) from this place; "get thee hence!".

3. From this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "hence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Hence

Attribution

Adverb: hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to; on that account; from this cause, from that cause; thanks to, forasmuch as; whence, propter hoc.

Departure

Adverb: whence, hence, thence; with a foot in the stirrup; on the wing, on the move.

Reasoning,

Adverb: for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of; therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori.

Crosswords: Hence

Go hence and have more talk of these sad things (Romeo + Juliet; writing credit: Craig Pearce)

Dave, she's past pudding, hence the ability to fit her into a lunchbox (Titus; writing credit: Karl-Heinz Käfer)

Look: an engagement is a promise to be married. I've promised to be engaged, so technically I've promised to be married, hence we're engaged in theory (Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place; writing credit: Pat Bullard)

Let him that moved you hither remove you hence! (Bisbetica domata, La; writing credit: Suso Cecchi d'Amico; Paul Dehn)

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Here the disease has manifested itself as a cutaneous ulceration, which has begun to turn black, hence the origin of the name "Anthrax", after the Greek name for coal. Credit: CDC.

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And hence subduing or cultivating the earth, and having dominion, we see are joined together. (Second Treatise of Government)

Hence they are full of the most valuable materials for the enlightenment of the working class. (reference)

The plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not "equal" and cannot be made "equal," and that hence they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws. (reference)

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Hence, if I move the hands, I change the time

He was renowned for being amazingly clever and quite clearly was so - but not all the time, which obviously worried him, hence the act. He proffered people to be puzzled rather than contemptuous

Hence comes that eternal school among the groves for lovers, which is always opening, and which will last so long as there are thickets and pupils

It is very natural in its methods withal, far more so than many fantastic enterprises and sentimental experiments, and hence its singular success

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Health

Hence, a number of subtypes of obesity exist. (references)

Hence, ambulatory services and case-finding would be encouraged where there was evidence that interventions reduced subsequent resource utilization. (references)

Consistently elevated venous dialysis pressure may provide a warning of developing stenosis and hence of impending thrombosis and may indicate the need for a fistulogram. (references)

Business

Hence, those products should not be charged to patients, either. (references)

Hence best sales prospects are concentrated in transmission and distribution areas. (references)

Hence, it is important that businesses understand the marketing trends and competition. (references)

Civil Liberties

Liberia

Most Mandingos, and hence most Muslims, allied with factions that opposed Taylor during the civil war and still belong to opposition parties. (references)

Tunisia

Moreover, authorized distribution of religious publications was limited to existing religious communities, because the Government views public distribution of both religious and secular documents as a threat to the public order and hence an illegal act. (references)

Economic History

Maldives

Hence, labor actions and disputes are rare. (references)

Human Rights

Egypt

The judicial system is based on the Napoleonic tradition; hence, there are no juries. (references)

Minorities

Burma

Both groups have tended to be more commercially oriented and hence more prosperous and economically powerful than Burmans; however, such commercial success has caused resentment among the Burman majority. (references)

Burma

Ethnic minority areas that were remote from active insurgent operations, such as the large Karen areas of Irrawaddy Division, experienced tighter controls on personal movement, including more frequent military checkpoints, closer monitoring by military intelligence, and larger military garrisons, and hence more informal taxes, than comparable Burman areas. (references)

Political Economy

BELGIUM

Business investment is expected to slow down considerably in 2001 and 2002, as over-investments and risk-aversion put limits on the recovery (and hence profits) of the corporate sector. (references)

Cuba

During the early 1990's, economic problems reduced the Government's ability to reward participation in the CDR's and hence the willingness of citizens to participate in them, thereby lessening the CDR system's effectiveness. (references)

FINLAND

Legislation that took effect at the beginning of 1993 liberalizing foreign investment restrictions has helped spur an increase in foreign portfolio investment and hence has contributed to the internationalization of large Finnish companies. (references)

Trade

Jamaica

Hence more funds should be available for lending during 2001. (references)

Kazakhstan

Hence, sovereign guarantees for U.S. ExIm financing are, practically speaking, unavailable. (references)

Israel

Hence, products considered kosher in the U.S. still must obtain certification from Israel's Chief Rabbinate to be considered kosher in Israel. (references)

Travel

Jamaica

Jamaica is an import-oriented economy and hence prices of most products in general are higher than in the United States. (references)

Australia

The reversal of the seasons (and hence of daylight saving time in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres) complicates the time zone calculation. (references)

Worker Rights

Mexico

Hence according to STPS, SINTACONALEP members do not meet the definition of workers under the LFT to be registered as a union. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "hence": from hence ♦ go hence ♦ hence forward ♦ hence with it! ♦ pass hence. Additional references.

Ending with "hence": discipline-hence, research--hence, sea-hence.

Afrikaans

hiervandaan (from here). (various references)

Albanian

tutje (afield, aside, away, beyond, forth, onward, outward), si sot, që sot e tutje, që këtu, që këtej (hereof), prej këtu, prandaj (accordingly, ergo, hereupon, so, that is why, therefore, wherefore), pas (after, against, at, back, behind, beyond, over), kështu që (so, that), ik (begone, blast off, clear off, depart, escape, exit, fly away, get along, get away, get out, give the guy to, go, go away, go off, go out, leave, make away, make off, make one's bow, make oneself scarce, move away, pass, pass off, push off, retire, run away, run off, shoot through, take away, take off). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من هنا, ‏من هذا المكان, ‏من الآن, ‏سنتين من الأن. (various references)

Bulgarian 

следователно (accordingly, consequently, ergo, ergon, so, then, thence, therefore, thus), след (after, behind, for, in, on, past), вън (away, out, outside, outward, outwards, without), отсега, оттук (from here, hereof, this way), прочие. (various references)

Chinese 

於是 (as a result, consequently, thereupon, thus), 因此 (thence, therefore, thereof). (various references)

Czech

z toho dùvodu (therefore), proto (accordingly, that's why, therefore), odsud, od nynìjška (henceforth). (various references)

Danish

herfra (from here). (various references)

Dutch

vanhier (from here), hiervandaan (from here). (various references)

Esperanto

de tie ĉi (from here), de ĉi tie (from here). (various references)

Farsi 

پس ازاین , ازاینرو (Since, Therefore), ازاین جهت , بنابراین (So, Therefore, Thereupon, Thus). (various references)

Finnish

tästä seuraa (it follows), tästä johtuu (it follows). (various references)

French

hors d'ici, par conséquent, d'où, d'ici (from here), de là. (various references)

German

deshalb (because of that, for that, on that account, on this account, therefore), daher (accordingly, consequently, from there, on that account, so, that is why, then, thence, therefore). (various references)

Greek 

όθεν (ergo, so, therefore). (various references)

Hebrew 

מעתה, מזה (from here, thereof), מכאן יוצא ש- (it follows that), מכאן (therefrom), לפיכך (accordingly, thence, therefore, thus), לכן (so, then, therefore, therefrom, thereupon, thus, to you, you), אלמא. (various references)

Hungarian

ezentúl (henceforth, henceforward, hereafter), ezért (for this end, that is why, that's why, therefore, thus, to this end, with this object). (various references)

Italian

da qui (from here). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

その為 (for that reason). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

そのため (for that reason). (various references)

Korean 

지금부터. (various references)

Manx

veih'n traa shoh, veih shoh magh (ever, henceforth), veih shoh, shen y fa (that is why, therefore, wherefore), noon (over, please turn over, PTO, thither, thither from speaker, yonder), noal (across, from beyond, hither, homewards, over), hoal (across, beyond, come over, opposite, overleaf, reverse, yonder). (various references)

Norwegian

følgelig (accordingly), derfor (on that account, therefore). (various references)

Papiamen

di aki (from here). (various references)

Pig Latin

encehay.(various references)

Portuguese

daqui (from here, neighbor, neighbour, of here). (various references)

Romanian

prin urmare (accordingly, consequently, so, then, therefore), du-te de aici, deci (accordingly, and, consequently, on that account, so, then, therefore), de aici înainte, de aici (whence), dar (and, bestowal, bounty, but, consequently, dowry, endowment, genius, gift, grant, however, pledge, present, sop, still, yet). (various references)

Russian 

следовательно (consequently, ergo, so, therefore). (various references)

Scottish

so (from this place, here, here : as an so, these : an so). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

stoga (consequently, therefore), otuda (from there, hereof), dakle (accordingly, therefore). (various references)

Spanish

por tanto (so, then, therefore, thereupon), por lo tanto (accordingly, thereby), por eso (on that account, thence, therefore, thereupon, wherefore), por consiguiente (accordingly, consequently, so, thence, therefore), fuera de aquí (away with you, begone, get out), desde aquí (from here), desde ahora (of course), de aquí a. (various references)

Swedish

härav (from this). (various references)

Thai

ดังนั้น (คำทางการ). (various references)

Turkish

buradan (from hence, from here, from this place, herefrom), bunun sonucu olarak (thereupon, therewith), bunun için (therefore, thus), bundan dolayı (ergo, hereby, on account of this, therefore), bundan (by this, from this, therefrom), şu andan itibaren. (various references)

Ukrainian

геть (avaunt, away, beat it, begone, get, get out, out, out upon you), віднині, отже (consequently, ergo, hereby, so, thus), звідси (from here, thence), з цього часу (from now). (various references)

Vietnamese 

vì thế (thereat, therefore, thus), sau đây (after, following, hereafter, thereinafter, thereinunder), kể từ đây do đó. (various references)

Welsh

ymaith (away). (various references)

hinc, quare. (various references)

heonon. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "hence": henceforth, henceforward. (additional references)

Words ending with "hence": sithence, thence, whence. (additional references)

Words containing "hence": thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, whencesoever. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Hence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ahinici, bence, cence, Chenca, dhenki, Ehmcke, Gence, Haenzel, Haunce, Heanue, heca, Hecq, Hefc, henc, henced, hench, Henckel, Hene, henge, hengeli, henk, henkan, Henkell, henki, Henkin, henne, Hennen, henze, Hiace, hiene, Hinc, Hinke, hinse, hlence, Nence, tence. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: eche.

-2 letters: cee, hen, nee.

-3 letters: eh, en, he, ne.

+1 letter: achene, thence, whence.

+2 letters: achenes, beechen, benched, bencher, benches, cheapen, chutnee, echelon, elenchi, enchase, enhance, henpeck, kenches, penoche, penuche, tenches, wenched, wencher, wenches.

+3 letters: bechance, bedrench, beechnut, benchers, blenched, blencher, blenches, camphene, cheapens, cheeking, cheeping, cheering, cheesing, chenille, chessmen, cheveron, choremen, chutnees, clenched, clencher, clenches, coherent, coinhere, drenched, drencher, drenches, echelons, echidnae, echinate, elenchic, elenchus, encashed, encashes, enchased, enchaser, enchases, encipher, enhanced, enhancer, enhances, enriched, enricher, enriches, enthetic, entrench, euphenic, exchange, flenched, flenches, frenched, frenches, henchmen, henpecks, leeching, lichened, menarche, menschen, mensches, penoches, penuches, penuchle, phenetic, plenches, quenched, quencher, quenches, rechange, rechosen, retrench, revanche, richened, schnecke, sithence, stenches, trenched, trencher, trenches, unbreech, unchewed, wenchers, wrenched, wrenches.