hence in All languages combined

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Synonyms (par conséquent): consequently, thus [formal] Derived forms: henceforth, henceforward Related terms (d'où): whence [literary, archaic] Related terms (de là): thence [literary, archaic] Related terms (vers ici): hither [literary, archaic] Related terms (vers là): thither [literary, archaic] Related terms (vers où): whither [literary, archaic] [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

Categories (other): Adverbes en anglais, Lemmes en anglais, Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en moyen anglais, Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieil anglais, Termes archaïques en anglais, Termes littéraires en anglais, Anglais, Étymologies en anglais incluant une reconstruction

Inflected forms

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      "source": "w"
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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    {
      "word": "henceforth"
    },
    {
      "word": "henceforward"
    }
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "(XIIIᵉ siècle) Du moyen anglais hennes, dérivé de henne avec le suffixe génitif adverbial -s, du vieil anglais heonan (« loin, en effet »), de la racine germanique occidental *hin-.",
    "L'orthographe hence date du XVᵉ siècle, retenant le -s muet de hennes.",
    "Le mot a pour cognat hinan en vieux saxon, hinnan en vieux haut allemand, hinnen en allemand, heen en néerlandais, hän en suédois ; apparenté au vieil anglais her (« ici »)."
  ],
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  "pos": "adv",
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      "sense": "de là",
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        "archaic"
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      "word": "thence"
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      "sense": "d'où",
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      "word": "whence"
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      "sense": "vers ici",
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    {
      "sense": "vers là",
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      "sense": "vers où",
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        {
          "text": "He is about to go fishing. Hence he'll be away all day long.",
          "translation": "Il est sur le point d'aller à la pêche, aussi il sera absent toute la journée."
        }
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        "Par conséquent, en effet."
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        {
          "text": "I'm going hence, because you have insulted me.",
          "translation": "Je préfère me tirer d'ici par ce que tu m'as insulté."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "D’ici."
      ],
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      "ipa": "\\ˈhɛns\\"
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈhɛns\\"
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      "sense": "par conséquent",
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      ],
      "word": "thus"
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    "Adverbes en anglais",
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en moyen anglais",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieil anglais",
    "Termes archaïques en anglais",
    "Termes littéraires en anglais",
    "anglais",
    "Étymologies en anglais incluant une reconstruction"
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    "(XIIIᵉ siècle) Du moyen anglais hennes, dérivé de henne avec le suffixe génitif adverbial -s, du vieil anglais heonan (« loin, en effet »), de la racine germanique occidental *hin-.",
    "L'orthographe hence date du XVᵉ siècle, retenant le -s muet de hennes.",
    "Le mot a pour cognat hinan en vieux saxon, hinnan en vieux haut allemand, hinnen en allemand, heen en néerlandais, hän en suédois ; apparenté au vieil anglais her (« ici »)."
  ],
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      "sense": "de là",
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      "word": "thence"
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      "sense": "d'où",
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "whence"
    },
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      "sense": "vers ici",
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        "archaic"
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    },
    {
      "sense": "vers là",
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        "literary",
        "archaic"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "sense": "vers où",
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "whither"
    }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "He is about to go fishing. Hence he'll be away all day long.",
          "translation": "Il est sur le point d'aller à la pêche, aussi il sera absent toute la journée."
        }
      ],
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        "Par conséquent, en effet."
      ],
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          "text": "I'm going hence, because you have insulted me.",
          "translation": "Je préfère me tirer d'ici par ce que tu m'as insulté."
        }
      ],
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        "D’ici."
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "literary"
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      "ipa": "\\ˈhɛns\\"
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    {
      "sense": "par conséquent",
      "word": "consequently"
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"hence" meaning in All languages combined

Adverb [Anglais]

Inflected forms