hence
adverb
[ hɛns ]
• as a consequence; for this reason.
• "many vehicle journeys (and hence a lot of pollution) would be saved"
Similar:
in consequence,
consequently,
as a consequence,
for this reason,
therefore,
thus,
so,
accordingly,
as a result,
because of that,
that being so,
that being the case,
on that account,
ergo,
• from now (used after a period of time).
• "two years hence they might say something different"
• from here.
• "hence, be gone"
Origin:
Middle English hennes (in hence (sense 3)): from earlier henne (from Old English heonan, of Germanic origin, related to he) + -s3 (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound).
