HENCE


Meaning of HENCE in English

/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 place; from here; away: The inn is but a quarter mile hence.

b. from this world or from the living: After a long, hard life they were taken hence.

c. henceforth; from this time on.

interj.

5. Obs. depart (usually used imperatively).

[ 1225-75; ME hens, hennes, equiv. to henne (OE heonan ) + -es -S 1 ]

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