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
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