adv. | 1. | From this place; away. |
2. | From this time; in the future; | |
3. | From this reason; therefore; - as an inference or deduction. | |
4. | From this source or origin. | |
v. t. | 1. | To send away. |
Adv. | 1. | hence - (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" |
2. | hence - from this place; "get thee hence!" | |
3. | hence - from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten" |