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hence

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛns/

The English word “hence” has 7 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. From here, from this place, away.
  2. From the living or from this world.
  3. In the future from now.
  4. As a result; therefore, for this reason.

interjection

  1. Go away! Begone!

verb

  1. To utter "hence!" to; to send away.
  2. To depart; to go away.

Etymology

A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē. Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”).

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