thence

Adverb

• From that place; from that time or origin.
• from that place or from there
  • "proceeded thence directly to college"
  • "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"
• from that circumstance or source; - W.V.Quine
  • "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"
  • "a natural conclusion follows thence"
• (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  • "we were young and thence optimistic"

Adv

• From there, from that place or from that time.
• Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.
• From that time; thenceforth; thereafter

Examples

• Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point).
• He played a word on the triple-word square, and THENCEforth, Scrabble victory was certain.
• I came thence.
• I had a really bad car accident, and thence came all my backpains.

Synonyms

hence, so, therefore, therefrom, thereof, thus

Antonyms

thither

Related Words

hence, whence