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• hence — [ hens ] adverb FORMAL *** Hence can be used in the following ways: as a way of starting a sentence, clause, or phrase, and showing how it is related to what has just been said: Crime is on the increase, hence the need for more police. as an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hence — 01. Wine will spoil if exposed to light; [hence], wine bottles are usually green or yellow. 02. The Catholic religion holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, remained a virgin her entire life: [hence] it would have been impossible for Jesus to have …   Grammatical examples in English

• hence — [[t]he̱ns[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV cl/group You use hence to indicate that the statement you are about to make is a consequence of what you have just said. [FORMAL] The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 1990. Hence a new set of policy actions… …   English dictionary

• hence */*/*/ — UK [hens] / US adverb formal Summary: Hence can be used in the following ways: as a way of starting a sentence, clause, or phrase, showing how it is related to what has just been said: Crime is on the increase; hence the need for more police. as… …   English dictionary

• hence — /hens/, adv. 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. a. from this… …   Universalium

• hence — adverb /ˈhɛns/ a) as a result; therefore, for this reason I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party. b) from this time, from now The purse is handmade and hence very expensive. Syn …   Wiktionary

• hence — /hɛns / (say hens) adverb 1. as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore: of the best quality and hence satisfactory. 2. at the end of a given period: a month hence. 3. Archaic from this time onwards; henceforth. 4. Archaic from… …  

• hence — adverb the amount of traffic and hence the amount of pollution will be reduced Syn: consequently, as a consequence, for this reason, therefore, ergo, thus, so, accordingly, as a result, because of that, that being so …   Thesaurus of popular words

• hence — [hens] adv formal therefore Alcohol can cause liver failure and hence death.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Hence — (h[e^]ns), adv. [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. { wards}), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinn[=a]n, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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