HENCE


Meaning of HENCE in English

ˈhen(t)s adverb

Etymology: Middle English hennes, from henne hence (from Old English heonan ) + -s (adverb suffix); akin to Old Saxon hinan, hinana away from here, Old High German hina & hinnan, hinana, Old English hēr here — more at here

1.

a. : from this place : away

how churlishly I bid Lucretia hence — Shakespeare

get thee hence , Satan

specifically : from this world or life

before I go hence and be no more — Ps 39:13 (Authorized Version)

b. obsolete : at an interval in space : distant

three quarters of a mile hence — Shakespeare

— often used imperatively for go hence or get (you) hence

hence with your little ones — Shakespeare

2.

a. archaic : from now on : henceforth

from hence I'll love no friend — Shakespeare

b. : from this time : in the future

a generation hence

3. : because of a preceding fact or premise : therefore

unorthodox and hence unpopular doctrines — J.B.Conant

4. : from this source or origin

hence the desire to impress public opinion — Hugh Gaitskell

- from hence

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