whence

Adverb

• From what place or source; from where.
• from what place, source, or cause

Adv

• From where; from which place or source.

Conj

• Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

Examples

• "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
• Go to whence you came!
• I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.
• The expert Scrabble player, whence his remarkable vocabulary came, remained a mystery.
• The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.
• Whence came I?

Antonyms

whither

Related Words

hence, thence

Anagrams of whence