Hence vs Thus - What's the difference?
hence | thus | Synonyms |
(archaic) from here, from this place, away
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(archaic, figuratively) from the living or from this world
(archaic, of a length of time) in the future from now
(conjunctive) as a result; therefore, for this reason
* 1910 , , Section VI: Weak Points and Strong, 8,
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* 1731 May 27, ,
(temporal location) from this time, from now
(obsolete) To send away.
(lb) In this way or manner.
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(lb) As a result.
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Thus is a synonym of hence.
Thus is a conjunction of hence.
In conjunctive terms the difference between hence and thus
is that hence is as a result; therefore, for this reason while thus is as a result.As adverbs the difference between hence and thus
is that hence is from here, from this place, away while thus is in this way or manner.As a verb hence
is to send away.As a noun thus is
an alternative spelling of lang=en.hence
English
Adverb
(-)- I'm going hence , because you have insulted me.
- Get thee hence , Satan!
- O Gertrude, come away! / The sun no sooner shall the mountains touch, / But we will ship him hence :
- Ye men of Galilee! / Why stand ye looking up to heaven, where Him ye ne’er may see, / Neither ascending hence , nor returning hither again?
- ''After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence .
- ''A year hence it will be forgotten.
- ''I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.
- ''The purse is handmade and hence very expensive.
- Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
- Hence it comes that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
- That hence arises the peculiar Unhappiness of that Business, which other Callings are no way liable to;
- ''The plane will leave two months hence .
Synonyms
* consequentlyDerived terms
* henceforth * henceforwardVerb
(henc)- (Sir Philip Sidney)
thus
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) thus, thous, thos, from (etyl) .Adverb
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