Definition of HENCE

hence

Adverb

  • As a consequence; therefore; from this time.
  • (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
    • "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"
    • "we were young and thence optimistic"
  • from this place
    • "get thee hence!"
  • from this time
    • "a year hence it will be forgotten"

Adv

  • From here, from this place, away.
  • From the living or from this world.
  • In the future from now.
  • As a result; therefore, for this reason.

Intj

  • Go away! Begone!

Verb

  • To utter "hence!" to; to send away.
  • To depart; to go away.

Examples

  • A year hence it will be forgotten.
  • After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.
  • Get thee hence, Satan!
  • I had no vowels, HENCE my desperate need to trade tiles.
  • I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.
  • I'm going hence, because you have insulted me.
  • The purse is handmade and hence very expensive.

Origin / Etymology

A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē.
Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”).

Antonyms

hither

Scrabble Score: 10

hence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

hence: valid Words With Friends Word