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What's the meaning of "hence"?
What's the meaning of "hence"?
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'Hence' is 'as a consequence; for this reason; therefore'
For example:
The roads were covered in ice, hence it was not safe to drive.
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it's is like a transition word like thus or therefore
"sales went down last quarter, hence the company lost profits"
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hence is sort of archaic and is not used much anymore
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hence = from here
Hence, in the sense of from here, is an almost obsolete word that's almost never used any more, but you might see it in very old books.
"Get thee hence!" means get out of here, go away.
hence = so, therefore
Hence in this sense is also a very old word. People who say hence when they mean therefore are being pretentious (pretending to know more than they actually do).
The roads were covered in ice, so (not "hence") it was not safe to drive
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@OldGeezer it's not necessarily being pretentious. I say hence a lot just because I read a lot of old books and use it a lot in essays. A variation from using therefore in every second sentence
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@Papitus Good point well made.
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