"thus" meaning in English

See thus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈðʌs/ Audio: en-us-thus.ogg [US] Forms: thus [positive], – [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. as a result
    Sense id: simple-thus-en-adv-K3xxS9uw Categories (other): Formal
  2. in this way or manner
    Sense id: simple-thus-en-adv-hC7mS08B Categories (other): Formal
  3. You use thus far to mean until now, or up to this point.
    Sense id: simple-thus-en-adv-0mQ9OgtN Categories (other): Formal
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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