hence

[hens] / hɛns /

ADVERB

for that reason; therefore

Synonyms

STRONG

so thence thus

WEAK

accordingly as a deduction away consequently ergo forward from here from now on henceforth henceforward hereinafter in the future it follows that on that account onward out then thereupon wherefore

Example Sentences

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The latter aren’t presidential appointees and hence are beyond Mr. Trump’s reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Retail investors have limited opportunities to get in on trendy private companies that are disrupting the U.S. economy, hence the initial mania.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Symptoms can be similar to other conditions, hence why it can take such a long time between first seeing a doctor and receiving a diagnosis, according to Endometriosis UK.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

By 1900 it had reached California in the vicinity of the Klamath River, hence the name locally given to it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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