THUS


Meaning of THUS in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

You use ~ to show that what you are about to mention is the result or consequence of something else that you have just mentioned. (FORMAL)

Even in a highly skilled workforce some people will be more capable and ~ better paid than others.

= therefore, hence

ADV: ADV with cl/group

2.

If you say that something is ~ or happens ~ you mean that it is, or happens, as you have just described or as you are just about to describe. (FORMAL)

Joanna was pouring the drink. While she was ~ engaged, Charles sat on one of the bar-stools...

ADV: ADV with v, ADV cl

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