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hence^¹

/ˈhɛns/

Sounds like hints (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɛns

Where it comes from

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”).

adverb

archaic, not comparable From here, from this place, away. I'm going hence, because you have insulted me.
Similar: herefrom
archaic, figuratively, not comparable From the living or from this world. After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.
not comparable, of a length of time In the future from now. A year hence it will be forgotten.
conjunctive, not comparable As a result; therefore, for this reason. I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.
Similar: consequently

Opposite: hither

interjection

obsolete Go away! Begone! Zuc[cone]. Hence auant I will marie a woman with no wombe, a creature with two noſes, a wench with no haire rather then remarie thee, […]

verb hences · hencing · henced

obsolete, transitive To utter "hence!" to; to send away.
dated, intransitive To depart; to go away.

Hence^²

proper noun

rare A male given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thence, therefore, thus, whence, where, henceforth, then, also, subsequently, here, thereby, there, because, ergo, consequently, resulting

adverb

Opposite: hither

Translations

Every language

adv from here

Español	de aquí/acá/aquende
日本語	ここから koko kara
中文	從這裡 /从这里 cóng zhèlǐ, 從這兒 /从这儿 cóng zhèr
Português	daqui
Français	d'ici
Deutsch	von hier, fort, von hinnen
Italiano	da qui
Română	de aici
Русский	отсю́да otsjúda
עברית	מכאן mikán

adv from this time, from now

Français	d'ici

adv as a result, therefore

한국어	따라서 ttaraseo
日本語	それ故に sore yue ni, 従って shitagatte
中文	所以 suǒyǐ, 因此 yīncǐ, 於是 /于是 yúshì
Português	portanto
Français	ainsi, donc, d'où, de là
Deutsch	daher, deshalb, deswegen
Italiano	perciò, dunque, quindi
Ελληνικά	εξού exoú
Română	așadar
Русский	сле́довательно slédovatelʹno, поэ́тому poétomu, потому́ potomú, зна́чит znáčit
العربية	وَعَلَيْهِ waʕalayhi, وَمِنْ ثَمَّ wamin ṯamma
עברית	לכן lakhén

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@misc{hence_2026,
  title = {hence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}