English Explanatory Dictionary

thus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In this way or manner.
  2. As a result.
noun
  1. Alternative form of thuris.
name
  1. plural of Thu

Pronunciation

thŭs /ˈðʌs/ en-us-thus.ogg /ðʊs/

Word forms

thus

Etymology

From Middle English thus, þus, from Old English þus (“thus, in this way, as follows, in this manner, to this extent”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus (“so, thus”), perhaps originally from a variant of the instrumental form of this, related to Old English þȳs (“by this, with this”), Old Saxon thius (“by this, with this”). Cognate with Scots thus (“thus”), North Frisian thus, Saterland Frisian dus, düs (“thus”), West Frisian dus (“thus”), Dutch dus (“thus, so”), Middle High German dus (“thus, as follows”). Compare also Dutch zus (“thus, hence”), Low German sus (“thus, hence”), Middle High German sus (“thus, hence”), a similar formation from the stem of Proto-West Germanic *swā (“so”).

Synonyms

like so like this so thusly before consequently hence therefore like that this way thus as such

Related words

as follows followingly regardless

Derived words

thus and so thus and such thus far thusfore thusly thusness thuswise
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