WHENCE

Meaning of WHENCE in English

whence /wens/ BrE AmE adverb , pronoun

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old English ; Origin: whanon 'from which place' ]

old use from where:

I walked to Rainbagh, whence I could complete the journey by car.

⇨ ↑ whither

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

WHENCE — de u
English interlingue dictionary
WHENCE — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne ~ (from Old English hwanon) + -s, adverb suffix, from -s, genitivesingular …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHENCE — I. ˈhwen(t)s also ˈwe- adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, whannes, from whenne, whanne whence (from Old English hwanon, hwanone ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHENCE — (adv.) From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.
Английский словарь Webster
WHENCE — (adv.) From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.
Английский словарь Webster
WHENCE — ( adv. ) From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHENCE — ( adv. ) From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHENCE — /hwens, wens/ adv. 1. from what place?: Whence comest thou? 2. from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHENCE — I. ˈhwen(t)s, ˈwen(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne whence (from Old English hwanon ) + -s, adverb suffix, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHENCE — adv from what or which place, source, material, cause, ·etc.; the place, source, ·etc., from which; used relatively. 2. …
Webster English vocab
WHENCE — [whence] adv [ME whennes, fr. whenne whence (fr. OE hwanon) + -s, adv. suffix, fr. -s, gen. sing. ending; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHENCE — whence BrE AmE wen t s hwen t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHENCE — / wens; NAmE / adverb ( old use ) from where : They returned whence they had come. •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHENCE — adv. & conj. formal --adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). --conj. 1 to the place from which (return …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHENCE — adv. & conj. formal adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). conj. 1 to the place from which (return …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHENCE — adv. & conj. formal --adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). --conj. 1. to the place from which (return …
Oxford English vocab
WHENCE — Whence means from where. ( LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED ) No one ordered him back whence he came. QUEST
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHENCE — Whence means from where. (LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED) No one ordered him back ~ he came. QUEST
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHENCE — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] [formal or old] use - (from) whereHis last years he spent in Rome, whence he came.It …
Cambridge English vocab
WHENCE — 1. нареч.; вопрос. 1) откуда? (обыкн. from whence?) From whence is she? ≈ Откуда она (родом)? 2) как?; каким образом? …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHENCE — 1. wens n книжн. источник, происхождение; место или причина возникновения the book deals only with the what neglective the whence …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHENCE — откуда whence it follows that — откуда следует, что
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHENCE — whence нареч.; вопрос.1) откуда? (из какого источника) From whence is she? — Откуда она (родом)? 2) а) как?; каким образом? …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHENCE — 1. wens n книжн. источник, происхождение; место или причина возникновения the book deals only with the what neglective the whence …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHENCE — 1. нареч. ; вопр. 1) откуда? ( из какого источника ) From whence is she? — Откуда она (родом)? 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHENCE — 1. нареч.; вопр. 1) откуда? (из какого источника) From whence is she? — Откуда она (родом)? 2) а) как?; каким образом? whence it turns so? …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHENCE — 1. _adv. _inter. 1> откуда? (обыкн. from whence?); from whence is he? - откуда он? 2> как?; каким образом?; whence …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHENCE — 1. adv. inter. 1. откуда? (обыкн. from whence?); from whence is he? - откуда он? 2. как?; каким образом?; whence …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHENCE — 1. _adv. _inter. 1> откуда? (_обыкн. from whence?); from whence is he? откуда он? 2> как?; каким образом?; whence comes …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WHENCE — 1. нареч.; вопрос. 1) откуда? (обыкн. from whence?) From whence is she? ≈ Откуда она (родом)? 2) как?; каким образом? …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHENCE — conj. from where; from which; place from which; to the place at which
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHENCE — adv. from where?, from what source?
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHENCE — adv. Function: conjunction Date: 13th century 1 : from what place, source, or cause <inquired whence the water came ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHENCE — adv. Pronunciation: ' hwen(t)s, ' wen(t)s Function: adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne whence (fr. Old English hwanon ) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHENCE — (also from ~ ) formal or archaic ■ interrogative adverb from what place or source. ■ related adverb from which; …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHENCE — Synonyms and related words : accordingly, away, because of that, because of this, consequently, derivation, ergo, for that, for that …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHENCE — adv. Function: noun Synonyms: SOURCE , derivation, fountain, inception, origin, provenance, provenience, root, well, wellspring
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHENCE — ad. 1. From what place. 2. From what cause, from what source, how.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WHENCE — noun Synonyms: source , derivation, fountain, inception, origin, provenance, provenience, root, well, wellspring
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHENCE — hwanon, hwanon
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WHENCE — Откуда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHENCE — (n) источник; откуда; причина возникновения; происхождение
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHENCE — (0) из какого источника; из какого места; как; каким образом; по какой причине
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHENCE — 1. [wens] n книжн. источник, происхождение; место или причина возникновения the book deals only with the what neglective the ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHENCE — conj. откуда
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHENCE — adv. откуда, как, каким образом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHENCE — conj. откуда
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHENCE — adv. откуда, как, каким образом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHENCE — [adv.] 1) откуда ([обыкн.] form ~) ~ did you come? откуда вы пришли, приехали? from ~ is he? откуда он …
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WHENCE — adv 1) откуда ( обыкн. form ~); ~ did you come? откуда вы пришли, приехали?; from ~ is he? откуда …
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WHENCE — откуда
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WHENCE — откуда
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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