English Explanatory Dictionary

hence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From here, from this place, away.
  2. From the living or from this world.
  3. In the future from now.
  4. As a result; therefore, for this reason.
intj
  1. Go away! Begone!
verb
  1. To utter "hence!" to; to send away.
  2. To depart; to go away.
name
  1. A male given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛns/ en-us-hence.ogg

Word forms

hence hences hencing henced

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

herefrom consequently

Antonyms

hither

Related words

whence thence

Derived words

henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom herehence therehence
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